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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 Bewelcome (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 Bewelcome. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bewelcome is located in Amite 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 Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.

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

  • Amite County     (The home county of Bewelcome)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bewelcome, with the one closest to Bewelcome listed first.
    • Gloster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <2>
    • Crosby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Brookside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Olive
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thompson
      • From Bewelcome to Thompson
    • Glading
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glading
      • From Bewelcome to Glading
    • Huron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huron
      • From Bewelcome to Huron
    • McElveen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Gillsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams County
    • Jeannette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeannette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeannette
      • From Bewelcome to Jeannette
  • Franklin County
  • Lincoln County
    • Norfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfield
      • From Bewelcome to Norfield
  • Pike County
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bewelcome, with the one closest to Bewelcome listed first.
    • Rosetta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centreville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <2>
    • Whitaker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitaker
      • From Bewelcome to Whitaker
    • Wilkinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilkinson
      • From Bewelcome to Wilkinson
    • Woodville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Turnbull
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turnbull
      • From Bewelcome to Turnbull
  • East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bewelcome, with the one closest to Bewelcome listed first.
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodland
      • From Bewelcome to Woodland
    • Norwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
    • Wilson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <2>
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bewelcome, with the one closest to Bewelcome listed first.
    • Chipola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chipola
      • From Bewelcome to Chipola
    • Coleman Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleman Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
  • West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Rogillioville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bewelcome ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bewelcome.

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant - Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant - Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant - Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tolar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Day Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Star Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Star Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Faust Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faust Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bonds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (735 more) ...
    • Forman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Richard Anderson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins 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, Bewelcome had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gloster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <2>
  • O'Neil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
    • O'Neil is located in Amite County
  • Coles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Coles is located in Amite County
  • Tatum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
    • Tatum is located in Amite County
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Berwick is located in Amite County
  • Ariel
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ariel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
    • Ariel is located in Amite County
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Zion Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Zion Hill is located in Amite County
  • Centreville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <2>
  • Olio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
    • Olio is located in Amite County
  • Rosetta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Amite County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Knoxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knoxville
      • From Bewelcome to Knoxville
    • Garden City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitaker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitaker
      • From Bewelcome to Whitaker

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

Newspapers Published in Bewelcome ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bewelcome.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bewelcome, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bewelcome.

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 Bewelcome:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bewelcome. 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 Bewelcome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bewelcome) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bewelcome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2189, Longitude: -90.9368       In this case, the coordinates for Bewelcome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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