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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 Arlington (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 Arlington. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Arlington is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Neshoba County     (The home county of Arlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Philadelphia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Ocobla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Laurel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Tucker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Bogue Chitto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Dixon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dowdville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Neshoba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Ethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • McCool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Kosciusko
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Weir
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Ackerman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
    • Lynville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
    • Rio
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Lauderdale County
    • Martin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Coosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • High Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Standing Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Redwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuscola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Saint Ann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lucern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Conehatta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Mashulaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
  • Scott County
    • Sebastopol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Noxapater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vowell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Hinze
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Handle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Fearns Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Arlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington.

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

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

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

  • Old Pearl Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pearl Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Talley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plattsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Ary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rattletrap Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrett 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.<2>

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

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

  • Plattsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Alice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Philadelphia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Edinburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • North Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Bend is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
  • Noxapater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Marydell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
  • Laurel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Ocobla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
  • Hinze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tucker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Williston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Williston is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Dixon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon

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

Newspapers Published in Arlington ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington, 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 Arlington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Arlington:

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>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 Arlington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Arlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.