Seyppel, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Seyppel
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Crittenden
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jackson
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:210
Elevation M:64
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Arkansas
Coordinates:34.8997°N -90.2969°W
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:67827

Seyppel is an unincorporated community in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States.

Highway 147 passes through Seyppel, and the Mississippi Levee borders the east side of the community. A short distance east of the levee is Seyppel Landing, located directly on the Mississippi River.

History

Isaac Burgett was an early settler and planter. At the time of his death in 1865, Burgett was the oldest citizen in Crittenden County. Otto Seyppel, born in Germany in 1854, took over the plantation.[1] The Seyppel Plantation is today called "Allen Farm".

A post office was established in 1888.[1]

Rogers Cemetery is located north of Seyppel, and Walnut Grove Church and school - historic but still standing - is located west of the community.

James Cotton was known to have performed at a juke joint once located in Seyppel, and blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin accidentally fell through its window one evening while watching Howlin' Wolf perform.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas . Goodspeed . 1890 . 437.
  2. Book: 2005 . Komara . Edward . Sumlin, Hubert . Encyclopedia of the Blues . Psychology Press . 938. 9780415926997 .
  3. Book: Segrest . James . Hoffman . Mark . Moanin' at Midnight: The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf . Knopf Doubleday . 2012 . 9780307831019 .