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 Billups (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 Billups. 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.
Billups is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Billups. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Billups:
- Lowndes County (The home county of Billups)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Bent Oak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Artesia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Cedar Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Griffith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Pheba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Una
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Muldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Ravine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Macon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Sessums
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Starkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Double Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Fernbank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Archer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Pickensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- McShan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Memphis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Beaver Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Coal Fire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- McMullen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Billups, see our County-by-County Page for Billups.
Cemeteries Near Billups ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Billups.
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 Billups - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Billups covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wicks Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wicks Memorial Gardens is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbus.
- The Wicks Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Wicks Cemetery
- Wicks Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63610 <3>
- Motley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayhew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- The Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Columbus Rest Haven Gardens
- Memorial Gardens of Columbus
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Seitz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sessums Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Billups in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Billups.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Billups, with the one closest to Billups listed first.
- Artesia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- McIntyre ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- Tibbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- Sessums
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Osborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Oktoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Starkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deerbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Billups. See our List of 1890's Communities around Billups.
Newspapers Published in Billups ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Billups.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Billups, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Billups.
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 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 Billups:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lowndes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Billups) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Billups, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |