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 Alamucha (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 Alamucha. 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.
Alamucha is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Alamucha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alamucha:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Alamucha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- Smith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Whynot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Vimville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Increase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Daleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Nellieburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- Enterprise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- De Soto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Jasper County
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- De Kalb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Newton County
- Chunky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- Pushmataha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jachin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Red Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Needham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Lavaca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Marengo County (AL)
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Kinterbish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Intercourse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Bellamy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Boyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Whitfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Livingston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alamucha, see our County-by-County Page for Alamucha.
Cemeteries Near Alamucha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alamucha.
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 Alamucha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alamucha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- McMurry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pigford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dulls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coker Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Cagus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Alamucha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alamucha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alamucha, with the one closest to Alamucha listed first.
- Kewanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Whynot
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Vimville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Kinterbish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Dove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Topton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Pushmataha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Tamola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
- Lizelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alamucha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alamucha.
Newspapers Published in Alamucha ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamucha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alamucha, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alamucha.
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 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 Alamucha:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Newton County
- Choctaw County
- Marengo County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alamucha) 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 Alamucha, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |