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 Barr (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 Barr. 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 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.
Barr is located in Tate 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 Tate County: DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Barr. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barr:
- Tate County (The home county of Barr)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Aiken
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Wyatte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tyro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Poagville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Alphaba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Ingrams Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Bright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Hernando
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nesbit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Aldens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Eudora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Southaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Harmontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Altus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Chulahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Byhalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taska
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Barton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Potts Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Atway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Como
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Longtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Batesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Askew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chapeltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Quitman County
- Sledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Tunica County
- Banks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Fayette County (TN)
- Piperton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Capleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Bailey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Collierville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barr, see our County-by-County Page for Barr.
Cemeteries Near Barr ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barr.
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 Barr - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barr covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brownlee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <3>
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cathey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carter Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tyro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Mt. Patient Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Everson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Barr in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barr.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barr, with the one closest to Barr listed first.
- Thyatira
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thyatira is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira
- Looxahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tyro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Bowman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Wallhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
- Chulahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Harmontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Como
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lespedeza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Senatobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barr. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barr.
Newspapers Published in Barr ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barr.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barr, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barr.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Barr:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tate County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tunica County
- Fayette County
- Shelby 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Barr) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Barr, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |