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 Arunde (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 Arunde. 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 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.
Arunde is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Arunde. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arunde:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Arunde)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Lost Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
- Nellieburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Hookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Suqualena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Vimville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Increase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
- Whynot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Pachuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - De Soto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Gin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Shubuta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Orange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Penantly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Garlandsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Verba ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Vossburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Kelona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Ras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - McNeal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Spinks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba County
- House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- House
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Chunky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Chunky is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <2>
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
- Pine Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Pushmataha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Cromwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Lisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Cuba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Kinterbish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- 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 <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arunde, see our County-by-County Page for Arunde.
Cemeteries Near Arunde ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arunde.
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 Arunde covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Sageville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sageville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sageville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61750 <4>
- Meridian Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meridian Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meridian Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of Meridian.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1429432 <4>
- Stinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairchild Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairchild Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairchild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gordon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- McLemore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLemore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLemore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Semmes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Semmes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62669 <4>
- McLemore Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Arunde in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arunde.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arunde, with the one closest to Arunde listed first.
- Lost Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
- Graham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hookston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Vimville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Topton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Topton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arunde. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arunde.
Newspapers Published in Arunde ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arunde.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arunde, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arunde.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Arunde:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kemper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Neshoba County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Newton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Lauderdale County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arunde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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- Arunde) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arunde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3032, Longitude: -88.7623 In this case, the coordinates for Arunde have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Arunde, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |