Pemiscot County, Missouri

Overview

• Population: 20,047 (Change since 1990: -8.5%)
• Created: February 19, 1851
• County seat: Caruthersville
• Largest town: Caruthersville (Pop. 6,760)
• Name origin: "liquid mud"

Populated Places

• Acorn Corner (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of MO 164 and Route H
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°05'18" N, 89°46'14" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 20
  • Elevation: 260
  • Civil township: Pemiscot
  • School district: Cooter R-4
  • USGS Quad: Steele
• Bakerville (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Bakersville
  • Located at the intersection US 412 and CR 423, south of Bragg City
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°14'02" N, 89°55'04" W
  • Elevation: 254
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • USGS Quad: Deering
• Blazer (Historical)
  • Located on railroad just north of Shade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°10'59" N, 89°45'53" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 21
  • Elevation: 269
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights (Benchmark shown)
  • Junction of St. Louis and Memphis Line and Deering Southwestern Line
  • Map: MoDOT
• Bragg City (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 189 (Change since 1990: +61.5%)
  • Located near intersection Route K and Route A roughly half-way between Kennett and Hayti
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°16'07" N, 89°54'42" W
  • Name origin: William Bragg
• Braggadocio (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the junction of Route J and Route Z southwest of Hayti
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°10'31" N, 89°49'46" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 266
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights
  • Post office: Mar. 31, 1881 - Now
• Brent (Historical)
  • Located along the BNSF railroad tracks near CR 212 just northeast of Clover Hill Church
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°21'51" N, 89°44'08" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 14
  • Elevation: 272
  • Civil township: Godair
  • USGS Quad: Stanley (Not shown)
  • Point on the St. Louis and Memphis Line
• Brinkerhoff (Historical)
  • Located north of Swift, probably near the intersection of Route A and Route P
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°20'58" N, 89°44'21" W
  • Elevation: 272
  • Civil township: Godair
  • USGS Quad: Stanley (Not shown)
  • Map: 1930 Frisco
• Burgess (Historical)
  • Located south of Portageville
  • Station on Frisco line between De Lisle and Godair
  • Maps: 1902 and 1904 McNally
• Canady Switch (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Canady
  • Located along the western I-55 frontage road just south of the Route J/Route H interchange
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°09'52" N, 89°45'13" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 28
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights
  • Map: MoDOT (Canady)
• Carleton (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Carlston
  • Located on the railroad between Hayti and Caruthersville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°13'18" N, 89°44'14" W
  • Elevation: 266
  • Civil township: Hayti
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville (Not shown)
  • Maps: 1895 McNally, 1897 Galbraith, 1904 McNally, 1911, and MoDOT (Carlston)
• Caruthersville (Third-class city)
  • Population: 6,760 (Change since 1990: -8.5%)
  • Located on the Mississippi River southeast of Hayti near I-155 and MO 84
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°11'05" N, 89°39'41" W
  • Name origin: Sam Caruthers
  • Founded: 1857 by John H. Walker and George W. Bushey
• Channel (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection CR 484 and CR 465 west of Holland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°03'35" N, 89°56'27" W
  • Elevation: 251
  • Civil township: Virginia
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• Choctaw (Historical)
  • Located somewhere northeast of Steele
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°05'58" N, 89°48'35" W
  • Elevation: 259
  • Civil township: Cooter
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Not shown)
• Concord (Historical)
  • Located just southeast of the overpass over I-55 near the intersection of Routes J, K, and KK
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°17'36" N, 89°42'03" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 13
  • Elevation: 276
  • Civil township: Concord
  • USGS Quad: Stanley
• Cooter (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 440 (Change since 1990: -2.4%)
  • Located on Route E east of I-55 Exit 4
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°02'45" N, 89°48'36" W
  • Founded: ca. 1880 by John Gilliland
• Cottonwood Point (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the east end of MO 164 on the Mississippi River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°03'50" N, 89°41'57" W
  • Elevation: 264
  • Civil township: Pemiscot
  • School district: Pemiscot County R-3
  • USGS Quad: Cottonwood Point
• Covington (Unincorporated)
  • Located northeast of Denton along Pemiscot Bayou
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°06'26" N, 89°52'40" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Virginia
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• Cunningham (Historical)
  • Located northwest of Caruthersville near the crossing of CR 337 over the old railroad grade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°11'49" N, 89°42'01" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 13
  • Elevation: 267
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville (Benchmark shown)
  • Maps: 1928 Frisco, 1930 Frisco, and MoDOT
• De Lisle (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Dellisle
  • Located on Route YY southwest of Portageville near the BNSF railroad crossing
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°23'36" N, 89°43'02" W
  • Elevation: 279
  • Civil township: Godair
  • USGS Quad: Portageville (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on the St. Louis and Memphis Line
  • Maps: 1904 McNally and 1930 Frisco (Delisle)
• Deco (Historical)
  • Located on old railroad alignment northeast of Gobler
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°10'12" N, 89°55'55" W
  • Elevation: 256
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • USGS Quad: Deering (Benchmark shown)
• Deering (Unincorporated)
  • Formerly incorporated with a 1970 population of 138
  • Located on Route J east of Route C, northwest of Braggadocio
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°11'27" N, 89°52'58" W
  • Elevation: 259
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Deering
  • Map: MoDOT (Shows incorporation)
• Deering Junction (Unincorporated)
  • Located along Route J west of Deering
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°11'24" N, 89°54'19" W
  • Elevation: 258
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Deering
• Denton (Unincorporated)
  • Located on MO 164 west of Steele near Pemiscot Bayou
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°05'23" N, 89°53'29" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 20
  • Civil township: Virginia
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• Douglas (Historical)
  • Located southwest of Cooter, north of Oak Ridge Church
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°01'31" N, 89°50'31" W
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Cooter
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Benchmark shown)
  • Maps: 1918 and 1944
• Ewells (Historical)
  • Located on Route B south of Homestown
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°18'42" N, 89°49'35" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 2
  • Elevation: 265
  • Civil township: Pascola
  • USGS Quad: Wardell (Shows couple of houses along road)
• Fairbanks (Historical)
  • Located somewhere just northeast of Steele
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°05'33" N, 89°49'10" W
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Cooter
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Not shown)
• Faris (Historical)
  • Located at end of county road north of Route J between Braggadocio and Shade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°11'08" N, 89°47'55" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 266
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on Deering Southwestern Line
• Faust (Historical)
  • Located somewhere northeast of Hayti
  • Map: 1918
• Fisher (Historical)
  • Located southeast of Portageville near Portage Open Bay
  • Maps: 1880 (Fishers) and 1886
• Game (Historical)
  • Located southwest of Caruthersville along Route D
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 25
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville (Not shown)
• Gayoso (Historical)
  • Gayoso was the county seat of Pemiscot County until 1899 when it was moved to Caruthersville because of flooding.
  • Located northeast of Hayti near the intersection of CR 337 and CR 338
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°15'22" N, 89°42'18" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 25
  • Elevation: 272
  • Civil township: Concord
  • USGS Quad: Stanley (Benchmark shown)
  • Founded: Apr. 23, 1851
  • Maps: 1866, 1869 (Gayosa), 1872 (Shows Gayoso and Gayoso Landing), 1878 (Shows Gayoso in big letters), 1886, 1895 McNally, 1897 Galbraith (Gayoso still shown as county seat), 1904 McNally (No longer county seat), 1912, 1918, and 1944
  • Source: Goodspeed (p. 476)
• Gibson (Unincorporated)
  • Located west of Route Z on Pemiscot Bayou north of Steele
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°07'04" N, 89°50'42" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 261
  • Civil township: Virginia
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Steele
• Gill (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of CR 404 and CR 407 west of Hayti
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°13'09" N, 89°47'22" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 7
  • Elevation: 266
  • Civil township: Hayti
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights
• Gobler (Unincorporated)
  • Formerly incorporated with a 1970 population of 73
  • Located on Route NN about halfway between US 412 and MO 164
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°09'22" N, 89°57'33" W
  • Elevation: 255
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Deering
  • Map: MoDOT (Shows incorporation)
• Godair (Historical)
  • Located on railroad north of Hayti
  • Maps: 1902, 1904 McNally, and Undated Frisco RR
• Grassy Bayou (Historical)
  • Located southwest of Caruthersville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°08'50" N, 89°46'36" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 32
  • Elevation: 264
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights (Not shown)
  • Junction between Frisco St. Louis-Memphis Line and loop to Caruthersville
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Hall (Historical)
  • Located northeast of Steele
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°06'15" N, 89°48'12" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 18
  • Elevation: 260
  • Civil township: Cooter
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Not shown)
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Hayti (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 3,207 (Change since 1990: -2.2%)
  • Located northwest of Caruthersville near the interchanges of I-55, I-155, US 412, and MO 84
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°14'01" N, 89°44'55" W
• Hayti Heights (Fourth-class city)
  • Hayti Heights was founded during the Depression by the Farm Services Administration as a planned community. The town was incorporated in 1972.
  • Population: 771 (Change since 1990: -13.7%)
  • Located adjacent to Hayti on the west side
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°13'56" N, 89°46'12" W
• Hayward (Village)
  • Population: 123 (Change since 1990: +19.4%)
  • Located just off Route T southeast of Portageville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°23'46" N, 89°39'58" W
• Henchley (Historical)
  • Located on CR 437 northeast of Micola
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°08'26" N, 89°46'48" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 5
  • Elevation: 262
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights
  • Point on St. Louis and Memphis Line between Micola and Shade
• Hermondale (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the junction CR 494 and CR 489 just north of the Arkansas border
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°00'58" N, 89°54'53" W
  • Survey: T. 16 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 11
  • Elevation: 251
  • Civil township: Holland
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• Holbert Corner (Historical)
  • Probably located along CR 560 northeast of I-55 Exit 1 south of Holland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°01'24" N, 89°52'04" W
  • Survey: T. 16 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 16
  • Elevation: 256
  • Civil township: Holland
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Not shown)
• Holland (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 246 (Change since 1990: +3.8%)
  • Located at junction US 61, Route E, and Route F west of I-55 Exit 4
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°03'27" N, 89°52'14" W
• Homestown (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 181 (Change since 1990: -21.3%)
  • Located on Route B south of Wardell
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°19'54" N, 89°49'29" W
• Ingram Ridge (Historical)
  • Located at the intersection Route K and CR 258 northeast of Pascola
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°17'30" N, 89°47'27" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 17
  • Elevation: 269
  • Civil township: Concord
  • USGS Quad: Wardell (Benchmark shown)
• Kennedy (Historical)
  • Probably located near CR 338 between Hayti and Ridgely, TN
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°15'52" N, 89°35'24" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 25
  • Elevation: 275
  • Civil township: Concord
  • USGS Quad: Mooring (Not shown)
  • Maps: 1897 Galbraith and 1918
• Keokuk (Historical)
  • Located near Route B between Wardell and Homestown
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°20'33" N, 89°49'19" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 25
  • Elevation: 266
  • Civil township: Little River
  • USGS Quad: Wardell (Not shown)
• Kinfolks Ridge (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection CR 534 and CR 363 south of Caruthersville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°07'27" N, 89°38'42" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 9-10
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • School district: Pemiscot County R-3
  • USGS Quad: Cottonwood Point (Also shown on Caruthersville quad)
  • Map: MoDOT (Kinfolk Ridge)
• Lint Dale (Historical)
  • Located on the Mississippi River southwest of Cottonwood Point
  • Map: 1889 Polk (Lintdale)
• McCarty (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of Route D and CR 536 north of Cottonwood Point
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°07'04" N, 89°41'56" W
  • Elevation: 263
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • School district: Pemiscot County R-3
  • USGS Quad: Cottonwood Point
• Micola (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection of CR 407 and CR 444 northeast of Steele
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°07'54" N, 89°47'09" W
  • Survey: T. 17 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 8
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights
  • Map: 1944
• Mid City (Historical)
  • Located at the intersection US 412 and Route C east of Bakerville and approximately half-way between Kennett and Hayti
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°14'01" N, 89°53'48" W
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • USGS Quad: Deering (Benchmark shown)
• Mitchells (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Mitchell
  • Located between Grassy Bayou and Caruthersville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°08'49" N, 89°43'19" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 35
  • Elevation: 261
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville (Benchmark shown)
• Mounds (Historical)
  • Located southwest of Caruthersville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°08'51" N, 89°41'13" W
  • Elevation: 263
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville (Not shown)
  • Map: 1904 McNally
• Netherlands (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the Route K crossing of the BNSF railroad tracks just west of Route P
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°17'57" N, 89°45'04" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 10
  • Civil township: Concord
  • School district: North Pemiscot County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Wardell
  • Station on the St. Louis and Memphis Line
• New Survey (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route C just north of MO 164
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°06'12" N, 89°54'50" W
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Virginia
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• North Island (Historical)
  • Located north of Bragg City
  • Southern terminus of the Gideon and North Island railroad until it was extended by the Cotton Belt south to Bragg City ca. 1929.
• North Wardell (Village)
  • Population: 170 (Change since 1990: +25.9%)
  • Located along Route B north of Wardell
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°21'34" N, 89°48'58" W
• Number Eight (Historical)
  • Located at intersection of Route O and CR 563 between Cooter and Number Nine, Arkansas
  • Elevation: 258
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Shows a cluster of houses and the "No. 8 Cemetery" to the northwest)
  • Site of Number Eight Lumber Mill during the timber boom.
• Oak Ridge (Historical)
  • Located on CR 559 between Route O and I-55 Exit 4
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°01'48" N, 89°50'30" W
  • Elevation: 257
  • Civil township: Cooter
  • USGS Quad: Steele (Not labeled, but shows Oak Ridge Church just to the south)
• Oakville (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route C south of Deering
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°09'13" N, 89°53'47" W
  • Elevation: 256
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Deering
• Pascola (Village)
  • Population: 138 (Change since 1990: +15.0%)
  • Located at the intersection of Route B and Route K
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°15'58" N, 89°49'29" W
• Peach Orchard (Unincorporated)
  • Formerly incorporated with a 1970 population of 64
  • Located at the intersection of MO 153, Route EE, and Route HH at the northwest corner of the county
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°21'56" N, 89°56'02" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 264
  • Civil township: Little River
  • School district: North Pemiscot County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Bragg City
  • Map: MoDOT (Shows incorporation)
• Pellicans Mill (Historical)
  • Located somewhere north of Gayoso and Hayti
  • Map: 1869
• Samford (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route F south of MO 164
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°04'27" N, 89°54'51" W
  • Elevation: 256
  • Civil township: Virginia
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
  • Map: 1897 Galbraith
• Schult (Historical)
  • Located along the railroad tracks between Hayti and Caruthersville near CR 344
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°12'19" N, 89°43'12" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 11
  • Elevation: 270
  • Civil township: Hayti
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville (Not shown)
  • Map: MoDOT
• Shade (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route U just west of I-55
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°10'32" N, 89°45'60" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 28
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • School district: Pemiscot County R-3
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights
  • Point on St. Louis and Memphis Line between Steele and Hayti
• Solitude (Historical)
  • Located on the Mississippi River southeast of Portageville
  • Maps: 1862, 1872, 1878, and 1880
• Stancil (Historical)
  • Located at the eastern end of Route BB
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°21'05" N, 89°38'43" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 28
  • Elevation: 278
  • Civil township: Butler
  • USGS Quad: Stanley (Shows Stancil Cemetery)
• Stand (Unincorporated)
  • Located south of Steele
  • Point on St. Louis and Memphis Line between Steele and Holland
• Stanley (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route KK (I-55 west frontage road) south of I-55 Exit 27
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°20'14" N, 89°42'04" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 25
  • Elevation: 274
  • Civil township: Godair
  • School district: North Pemiscot County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Stanley
• State Line (Historical)
  • Located on US 61 at the state line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°00'09" N, 89°54'24" W
  • Survey: T. 16 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 255
  • Civil township: Holland
  • USGS Quad: Denton (Not shown)
  • Station on the Frisco line at the Arkansas border
  • Maps: 1904 McNally and MoDOT
• Steele (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 2,263 (Change since 1990: -5.5%)
  • Located at intersection of US 61 and MO 164
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°05'08" N, 89°49'46" W
  • Name origin: Mr. L. L. Steele
• Stewart (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Stewart Landing
  • Located at the end of Route T southeast of Portageville
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°22'21" N, 89°36'59" W
  • Civil township: Butler
  • School district: North Pemiscot County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Mooring
  • Maps: 1886 and 1889
• Strother (Historical)
  • Alternate name: Strothers
  • Located along CR 415 northeast of Deering
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°12'18" N, 89°51'55" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 9
  • Elevation: 261
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights (Not shown)
• Stubtown (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the intersection Route D and Route U just west of I-155 Exit 4
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°10'34" N, 89°41'57" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 13 E., Sec. 19
  • Elevation: 268
  • Civil township: Little Prairie
  • USGS Quad: Caruthersville
• Swift (Unincorporated)
  • Alternate name: Swifton
  • Located at the intersection Route P and CR 244 on the BNSF railroad tracks
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°19'45" N, 89°45'15" W
  • Survey: T. 20 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 34
  • Elevation: 271
  • Civil township: Godair
  • School district: North Pemiscot County R-1
  • USGS Quad: Wardell
  • Station on the St. Louis and Memphis Line north of Netherlands
  • Maps: 1928 Frisco (Swift), 1930 Frisco (Swift), and 1944 (Swifton)
• Temples Corner (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route NN southwest of Holland right on the Dunklin County line
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°01'50" N, 89°57'32" W
  • Survey: T. 16 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 247
  • Civil township: Holland
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• Terry (Historical)
  • Located north of Hayti along CR 260
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°16'36" N, 89°45'38" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 21
  • Elevation: 270
  • Civil township: Concord
  • USGS Quad: Wardell (Benchmark shown)
  • Point on Frisco Line between Godair and Hayti
  • Maps: 1904 McNally, Undated Frisco RR, and 1930 Frisco
• Tinkerville (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the junction of Route NN and Route J north of Gobler
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°11'26" N, 89°57'35" W
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • School district: Delta C-7
  • USGS Quad: Deering
• Tyler (Unincorporated)
  • Located just east of Route DD at the far southeast corner of Pemiscot County
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°02'02" N, 89°44'14" W
  • Survey: T. 16 N., R. 12 E., Sec. 10
  • Elevation: 259
  • Civil township: Pemiscot
  • School district: Cooter R-4
  • USGS Quad: Cottonwood Point
  • Maps: 1895 McNally and 1897 Galbraith
• Vicksburg (Historical)
  • Located south of Deering on CR 433
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°09'14" N, 89°52'12" W
  • Survey: T. 18 N., R. 11 E., Sec. 33
  • Elevation: 261
  • Civil township: Braggadocio
  • USGS Quad: Hayti Heights (Shows Vicksburg Church)
  • Maps: 1918 and 1944
• Wardell (Fourth-class city)
  • Population: 278 (Change since 1990: -14.5%)
  • Located at junction Route A and Route B
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°21'07" N, 89°48'52" W
• West Hermondale (Unincorporated)
  • Located at the west end of Route M southwest of Holland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°01'50" N, 89°55'55" W
  • Elevation: 251
  • Civil township: Holland
  • School district: South Pemiscot County R-5
  • USGS Quad: Denton
• Westbrook (Historical)
  • Located somewhere southwest of Holland
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°02'42" N, 89°53'09" W
  • Elevation: 256
  • Civil township: Holland
  • USGS Quad: Denton (Not shown)
• Wilbur (Historical)
  • Located along Route B somewhere between Homestown and Pascola
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°17'40" N, 89°49'35" W
  • Elevation: 266
  • Civil township: Pascola
  • USGS Quad: Wardell (Not shown)
• Yama (Unincorporated)
  • Located on Route A west of Bragg City at the crossing over the old railroad grade
  • Latitude & Longitude: 36°15'36" N, 89°56'35" W
  • Survey: T. 19 N., R. 10 E., Sec. 26
  • Civil township: Pascola
  • School district: Kennett 39
  • USGS Quad: Bragg City

History

Name origin

Pemiscot is an Indian word for "liquid mud", a reference to the sand boils and swampland that formed after the New Madrid earthquakes

Demographics