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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Adamsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Adamsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Adamsville, 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 Adamsville (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 Adamsville. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Adamsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Greene 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 Greene County: Mobile (AL), Washington (AL), George, Perry & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Adamsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adamsville:
- Greene County (The home county of Adamsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Carson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Leakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Avera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Bothwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Hillman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brown Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McLain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Bexley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Beaumont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Richton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wingate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Chicora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- Aquilla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Citronelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfcrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Fruitdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Escatawpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Yellow Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Vinegar Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tibbie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Chatom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <2>
- Seaboard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Barlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Sims Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adamsville, see our County-by-County Page for Adamsville.
Cemeteries Near Adamsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adamsville.
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 Adamsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adamsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Adamsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Platt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Odom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avera Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Freefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Salem 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.
Adamsville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adamsville, with the one closest to Adamsville listed first.
- Leakesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Kittrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Yellow Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- State Line
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Avera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Vinegar Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Citronelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Leaf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sims Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Denham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Millry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adamsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adamsville.
Newspapers Published in Adamsville ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adamsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adamsville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adamsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Adamsville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Mobile County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Adamsville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adamsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |