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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Baugh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Baugh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Baugh, please Contact Us.
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 Baugh (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 Baugh. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Baugh is historic, it would have been located within present day Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Baugh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baugh:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Baugh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower Landing is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hopson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopson is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lyon is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Africa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Africa was located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Clover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roundaway is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Coahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Alligator
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Round Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Hushpuckena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Deeson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Shelby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Perthshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Winstonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Waxhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Merigold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Vance
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Lambert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Marks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Tutwiler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Ethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Saint Charles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tichnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Elaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mellwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Crumrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Lambrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Oneida
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Helena - West Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Huma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Barton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Baugh, see our County-by-County Page for Baugh.
Cemeteries Near Baugh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baugh.
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 Baugh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baugh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Nathan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morning Glory Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Humber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Oakridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Baugh in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baugh.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baugh, with the one closest to Baugh listed first.
- Sherard
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sherard is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Green Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Sunflower Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower Landing is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Bobo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Hillhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillhouse is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Alligator
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Stovall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stovall is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lyon is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clover Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Round Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Friars Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baugh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baugh.
Newspapers Published in Baugh ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baugh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baugh, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baugh.
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 helpful 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 Baugh:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Phillips County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Baugh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Baugh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |