Our Genealogy Helper
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 Tupelo (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 Tupelo. 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.
Tupelo is located in Jackson County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Craighead, Cross, Independence, Lawrence, Poinsett, White & Woodruff.
Below are the counties that are near Tupelo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tupelo:
- Jackson County (The home county of Tupelo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Gourd Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Shoffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Beedeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Auvergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Algoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Remmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Grand Glaise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Island Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
- Amagon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Balch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Airport Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Cross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Hickory Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Cherry Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vanndale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vanndale is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanndale
- Wynne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Levesque
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Levesque is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levesque
- Independence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Thida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thida is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thida
- Oil Trough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Magness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Pleasant Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Plains is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Rosie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Cord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Salado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Sulphur Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Southside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Monroe County
- Fargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fargo is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Poinsett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Waldenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Little Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Sand Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Saint Francis County
- Colt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colt is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colt <1>
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bald Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Bliss ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bliss is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
- Judsonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Kensett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Griffithville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Higginson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Higginson is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Searcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodruff County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- McCrory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Patterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- DeView
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Colona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Bemis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Howell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Hunter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Cotton Plant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tupelo, see our County-by-County Page for Tupelo.
Cemeteries Near Tupelo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tupelo.
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 Tupelo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tupelo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fakes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakes Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fakes Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of McCrory.
- The Fakes Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fakes Cemetery
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Fakes Chapel Cemetery (located 65 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53855 <2>
- Gourd Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Jelks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morning View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Tupelo had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tupelo had a population of 168 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tupelo, with the one closest to Tupelo listed first.
- Weldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Shoffner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Auvergne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- McCrory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grays is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
- DeView
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- Remmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Grand Glaise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Glaise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Glaise
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Olyphant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olyphant is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olyphant
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Colona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Tilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tupelo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tupelo.
Newspapers Published in Tupelo ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tupelo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tupelo, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tupelo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tupelo:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cross County
- Independence County
- Monroe County
- Poinsett County
- Prairie County
- Saint Francis County
- White County
- Woodruff County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tupelo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Tupelo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |