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 Benjoe (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 Benjoe. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Benjoe is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Mobile (AL), Washington (AL), George, Perry & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Benjoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benjoe:

• Greene County     (The home county of Benjoe)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • McLain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Leakesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
  • Brown Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County
  • Avera
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Clark
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Clark is located in Greene County
  • Carson City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Carson City is located in Greene County
• Forrest County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • McLaurin
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Carnes
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• George County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • Bexley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in George County
  • Lucedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
  • Agricola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Agricola is located in George County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <2>
  • Howell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in George County
• Jackson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Wade
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
  • Hurley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>
• Perry County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • Beaumont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Wingate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Wingate is located in Perry County
  • New Augusta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
    • New Augusta is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <2>
  • Richton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richton
    • Richton is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richton <2>
• Stone County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • Wiggins
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <2>
  • McHenry
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
• Mobile County (AL)
  • Wilmer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
• Washington County (AL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.
  • Deer Park
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Escatawpa
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benjoe, see our County-by-County Page for Benjoe.

Cemeteries Near Benjoe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benjoe.

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 Benjoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.

• Pipkin Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pipkin Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pipkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Salem Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fairley Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Leaf Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leaf Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Merritt Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Merrill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• McLain Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bush Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Howard Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Holmes Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ball Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ball Cemetery
• Continue List   (249 more) ...
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.<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>

While we didn't find Benjoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Benjoe.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Benjoe, with the one closest to Benjoe listed first.

• Leaf
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Leaf is located in Greene County
• Leakesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
  • Leakesville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <2>
• Avera
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Avera is located in Greene County
• Americus ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Jackson County
• Adamsville ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in Greene County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benjoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benjoe.

Newspapers Published in Benjoe ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benjoe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benjoe, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benjoe.

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 websites either 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 Benjoe:

• 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 Greene County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Forrest County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • George County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Perry County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stone County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mobile County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washington County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Greene County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Greene County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benjoe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/