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 Bethsaida (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 Bethsaida. 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 and hospitals 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.
Bethsaida is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Bethsaida. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethsaida:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Bethsaida)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Tucker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ocobla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Neshoba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Bogue Chitto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Pearl River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dowdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lynville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- De Kalb
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Daleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Bailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Nellieburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lost Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- High Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Coosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Conehatta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Pine Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Chunky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Noxubee County
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Sebastopol
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Plattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Handle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Vowell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Hinze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethsaida, see our County-by-County Page for Bethsaida.
Cemeteries Near Bethsaida ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethsaida.
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 Bethsaida - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethsaida covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Herbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Bethsaida in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethsaida.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethsaida, with the one closest to Bethsaida listed first.
- Tucker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ocobla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Lucern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethsaida. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethsaida.
Newspapers Published in Bethsaida ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethsaida.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethsaida, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethsaida.
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 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 Bethsaida:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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> | 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 Bethsaida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Bethsaida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |