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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 Artesia (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 Artesia. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Artesia is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Artesia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Bent Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
    • Kolola Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Reform
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reform. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reform
      • From Artesia to Reform
    • Williams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clay County
  • Monroe County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Artesia to Fairport
    • Brooksville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Deerbrook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ravine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ravine
      • From Artesia to Ravine
    • Mashulaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Noxubee County
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
    • Shuqualak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shuqualak
      • From Artesia to Shuqualak
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Sessums
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clayton Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Starkville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Longview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Adaton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bradley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sturgis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
    • Double Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Maben
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Webster County
  • Winston County
    • Fearns Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Artesia, with the one closest to Artesia listed first.
    • Macedonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Stafford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ethelsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
      • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Archer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Pickensville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Memphis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • McShan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McShan
      • From Artesia to McShan
    • Beaver Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
      • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Artesia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Artesia.

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 Artesia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Seitz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seitz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seitz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sessums Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessums Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wicks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mayhew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayhew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayhew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Henkle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henkle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Motley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Motley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Artesia had a population of 313 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Artesia had a population of 420 people.

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

  • Sessums
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McIntyre ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
  • Tibbee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
    • Tibbee is located in Clay County
  • Oktoc
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
    • Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Crawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
  • Osborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Fairport ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairport
    • From Artesia to Fairport
  • Starkville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Trinity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Lowndes County
  • West Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lynn Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
    • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Brooksville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Columbus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mhoons Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waverly
      • From Artesia to Waverly

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

Newspapers Published in Artesia ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Artesia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Artesia, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Artesia.

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 Artesia:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Artesia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Artesia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Artesia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4185, Longitude: -88.6465    









 

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