Burdette

History

Burdette has its origins as a company town established by the Three States Lumber Company in the early 1900s. Incorporated in 1905, the town was named for Alfred Burdette Wolverton, an early logger in the area. Three States completed a large sawmill in Burdette in 1906. In 1907, the Blytheville, Burdette and Mississippi River Railway was formed to build a line from Wolverton Landing, on the Mississippi River, northward to Blytheville. This line also included a branch to Burdette. A large agricultural operation, the Burdette Plantation, developed alongside the lumber operations. Beginning in the 1920s, these farms were utilized by the University of Arkansas for agricultural research focused on the improvement of cotton and corn yields. Several new cotton varieties, such as "Burdette Express" and "Burdette Lone Star", were developed in the Burdette area.

Geography

Burdette is located in northeastern Mississippi County at (35.856818, -90.040113). The town is concentrated along Arkansas Highway 148, north of Luxora and south of Blytheville, and about northwest of the Mississippi River. The town's municipal boundaries stretch westward along AR 148 to Interstate 55 and eastward to U.S. Route 61. According to the United States Census Bureau, Burdette has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  301
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  296
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  208
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  204
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  193
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  192
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  189
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  188

Most recent

• M 2.63 — 2026-08-04
  6 km ENE of Steele, Missouri
• M 2.64 — 2026-05-15
  8 km NW of Tiptonville, Tennessee
• M 4 — 2026-04-23
  1 km WNW of Cooter, Missouri
• M 2.84 — 2026-03-02
  3 km NW of Marston, Missouri
• M 2.52 — 2025-12-30
  12 km WNW of Newbern, Tennessee
• M 2.59 — 2025-12-03
  1 km NNW of Cooter, Missouri