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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 Allen (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 Allen. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Allen is located in Copiah County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.

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

  • Copiah County     (The home county of Allen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
    • Bowerton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowerton
      • From Allen to Bowerton
    • Glancy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glancy
      • From Allen to Glancy
    • Martinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wesson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <3>
    • Beauregard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Myles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Myles
      • From Allen to Myles
    • Carpenter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Amite County
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carlisle
      • From Allen to Carlisle
    • Saint Elmo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Elmo
      • From Allen to Saint Elmo
    • Port Gibson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Willows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Westside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westside
      • From Allen to Westside
    • Grand Gulf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grand Gulf
      • From Allen to Grand Gulf
  • Franklin County
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
    • Bear Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bear Creek
      • From Allen to Bear Creek
    • Utica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Thompsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Adams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cayuga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Lick
      • From Allen to Red Lick
    • Harriston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Fayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
    • Nola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tryus
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tryus
      • From Allen to Tryus
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Allen, with the one closest to Allen listed first.
    • Caseyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caseyville
      • From Allen to Caseyville
    • Cobbs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • New Sight
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montgomery
      • From Allen to Montgomery
    • Brookhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Norfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfield
      • From Allen to Norfield
    • Wellman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellman
      • From Allen to Wellman

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

Cemeteries Near Allen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allen.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • New Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mercy Seat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott Family Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ben Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ben Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ben Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth - Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (372 more) ...
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peets Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peets Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Allen had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Caseyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Caseyville
    • From Allen to Caseyville
  • Bowerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bowerton
    • From Allen to Bowerton
  • Barlow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Copiah County
  • McBride
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Church
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
  • Browns Wells
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
    • Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
  • Kennolia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
  • Veto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Veto is located in Franklin County
  • Gallatin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Gallatin is located in Copiah County
  • Montgomery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montgomery
    • From Allen to Montgomery
  • Wesson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <3>
  • Martinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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    • Beauregard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Brookhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hazlehurst
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Allen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allen.

Newspapers Published in Allen ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allen, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allen.

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 helpful 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 Allen:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Allen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7486, Longitude: -90.6590       In this case, the coordinates for Allen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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