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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Abernathy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Abernathy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Abernathy, please Contact Us.

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 Abernathy (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 Abernathy. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Abernathy is historic, it would have been located within present day Rankin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rankin County: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Scott, Simpson & Smith.

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

  • Rankin County     (The home county of Abernathy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Pelahatchie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fannin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Brandon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Flowood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pearl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <2>
    • Pearson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearson is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Cato
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Cato is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Puckett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Puckett is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Richland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • North Town Plaza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
    • Jackson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Choctaw Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Byram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • Lena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuscola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Walnut Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Ann
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Carthage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Standing Pine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • Madisonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Canton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Maris Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Sharon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Mill Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Twelve Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Cobbville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Mannsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • Branch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Morton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Cooperville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Ludlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Kalem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Raworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Hunter Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Clifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Cash
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Harperville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • Braxton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • D'Lo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Mendenhall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Abernathy, with the one closest to Abernathy listed first.
    • Polkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Daniel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
    • Trenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Burns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
  • Yazoo County
    • Vaughan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan

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

Cemeteries Near Abernathy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Abernathy.

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 Abernathy - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hollybush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rehobeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelahatchie Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Helm Cemetery #1
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McLaurin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reagan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Barefoot Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pelahatchie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (348 more) ...
    • Neal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Andrew Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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.

While we didn't find Abernathy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Abernathy.

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

  • Pelahatchie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Fannin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fannin is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Rankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rankin is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Eureka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Eureka is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Brandon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lynwood ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lynwood is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood
  • Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Beach is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Ludlow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Shoccoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Shoccoe is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dobson ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dobson is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
    • Polkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Pulaski
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski

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

Newspapers Published in Abernathy ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Abernathy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Abernathy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Abernathy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Abernathy:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Abernathy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abernathy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.