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 Beatty (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 Beatty. 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 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.
Beatty is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Attala, Grenada, Holmes, Leflore & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Beatty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Beatty:
- Carroll County (The home county of Beatty)
- The following are listed by their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- Vaiden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <2>
- Coila
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
- North Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Teoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- Auris ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Rocky Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Possumneck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Hesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Langley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Kosciusko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sallis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <2>
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Zemuly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- McCool
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- French Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
- French Camp is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <2>
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Weir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
- Grenada County
- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- West
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ituma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ituma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Goodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <2>
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jones Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Keirn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keirn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Cruger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Gwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Tchula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- Browning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Sidon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Sibleyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibleyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Minerva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minerva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Eskridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eskridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Duck Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Sweatman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Beatty, see our County-by-County Page for Beatty.
Cemeteries Near Beatty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beatty.
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 Beatty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- Tuckersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuckersville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuckersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mayo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Vaiden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaiden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaiden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shongola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shongola Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shongola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bagley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bagley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bagley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Plank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plank Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Grantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kegler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kegler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kegler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell 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 in 1895, Beatty had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Beatty, with the one closest to Beatty listed first.
- Vaiden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <2>
- Hesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Chita ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Emory is located in Holmes County
- Foltz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foltz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Foltz is located in Montgomery County
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmichael
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Kosciusko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Acona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Acona is located in Holmes County
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- Sallis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <2>
- McAdams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
- McAdams is located in Attala County
- Sawyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Montgomery County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Beatty. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beatty.
Newspapers Published in Beatty ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beatty.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beatty, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beatty.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Beatty:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Choctaw County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Leflore County
- Montgomery County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Beatty. 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 Beatty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Beatty) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beatty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2698, Longitude: -89.7390 In this case, the coordinates for Beatty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |