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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Stewart (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Stewart. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Stewart is located in Pemiscot County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pemiscot County: Mississippi (AR), Dunklin, New Madrid, Dyer (TN) & Lake (TN).

Below are the counties that are near Stewart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stewart:

  • Pemiscot County     (The home county of Stewart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • Hayward
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Netherlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Homestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • North Wardell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
    • Wardell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Caruthersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hayti Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Hayti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pascola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Bragg City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Peach Orchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Braggadocio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
    • Mid City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
  • Dunklin County
  • Mississippi County
    • East Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • Point Pleasant
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Portageville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Conran
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Conran is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
    • Marston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Howardville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Tallapoosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Lilbourn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • New Madrid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • North Lilbourn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Risco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Risco is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Risco <1>
    • Catron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Catron is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Gideon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Parma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Parma is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • LaValle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Bernie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • Nimmons
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Bell City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Saint Francis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Dyer County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • Bogota
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boothspoint
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ayers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
    • Meacham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mengelwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Finley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Richwoods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Middle City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
    • Dyersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Newbern
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trimble
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Trimble is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
    • Bishop
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Churchton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Churchton is located in Dyer County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Lake County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • Tiptonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Proctor City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
    • Sunkist Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
      • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
    • Owl City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
    • Ridgely
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Powells Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
    • New Markham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
  • Obion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.
    • Samburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hornbeak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Obion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Obion is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Englewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Englewood is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
    • Troy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Troy is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Woodland Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stewart, see our County-by-County Page for Stewart.

Cemeteries Near Stewart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stewart.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Stewart - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stewart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.

  • Stewart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Braswell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Stancil Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Girvin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Arbuckle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Roher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Stewart had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Stewart, with the one closest to Stewart listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stewart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stewart.

Newspapers Published in Stewart ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stewart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stewart, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stewart.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Stewart:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Stewart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stewart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.