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 Bacon Springs (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 Bacon Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Bacon Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bacon Springs: Bacon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bacon Spngs. or Bacon Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Bacon Springs is located in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County: Colbert (AL), Franklin (AL), Lauderdale (AL), Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss & Hardin (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Bacon Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bacon Springs:
- Tishomingo County (The home county of Bacon Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Short
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Iuka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Oldham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holcut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Paden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Golden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Glens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Jacinto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Searcy Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rienzi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Biggersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- New Site
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Booneville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pisgah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Denton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Franklin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Pleasant Site
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Burntout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Red Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Threet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- McGee Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Cypress Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Mars Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Zip City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Bruton Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Lowryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Nash Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pyburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nixon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Tulu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Stantonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Guys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Eastview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ramer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Lutts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bacon Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bacon Springs.
Cemeteries Near Bacon Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bacon Springs.
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 Bacon Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bacon Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Clement Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Toenail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douthit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snowdown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (674 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bacon Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bacon Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bacon Springs, with the one closest to Bacon Springs listed first.
- Riverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Iuka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Short
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Margerum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wright is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gravelly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bacon Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bacon Springs.
Newspapers Published in Bacon Springs ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bacon Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bacon Springs, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bacon Springs.
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 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 Bacon Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tishomingo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Prentiss County
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Hardin County
- McNairy County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Bacon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bacon Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |