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 Bingham Estates (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 Bingham Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Bingham Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bingham Estates: Bingham Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bingham Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bingham Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Bingham Estates is located in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Bingham Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bingham Estates:
- Oktibbeha County (The home county of Bingham Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Clayton Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sessums
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Double Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Reform
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ackerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Mhoons Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pheba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Beasley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Vinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Una
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Artesia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kolola Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Muldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Gibson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Mashulaville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Mathiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarkson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Mantee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Sapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Fame
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Hohenlinden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Eupora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walthall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bingham Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Bingham Estates.
Cemeteries Near Bingham Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bingham Estates.
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 Bingham Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bingham Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sessums Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fort Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Bingham Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bingham Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bingham Estates, with the one closest to Bingham Estates listed first.
- Starkville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Sessums
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Artesia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Mhoons Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Tibbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- Oktoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Griffith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pheba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bingham Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bingham Estates.
Newspapers Published in Bingham Estates ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bingham Estates, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bingham Estates.
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 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 Bingham Estates:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Webster County
- Winston 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bingham Estates) 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 Bingham Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |