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 Black Bayou Junction (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 Black Bayou Junction. 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 Black Bayou Junction ...
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 Black Bayou Junction: Black Bayou Jct. (or less commonly used: Black Bayou Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Black Bayou Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Black Bayou Junction.
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 southeast 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 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.
Black Bayou Junction is located in Leflore 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 Leflore County: Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Sunflower & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Black Bayou Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Black Bayou Junction:
- Leflore County (The home county of Black Bayou Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Minter City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Schlater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Shellmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Browning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Roebuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Boyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mound Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Winstonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Avalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- North Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Roundaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Africa ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Hopson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Grenada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Panola County
- Mims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Vance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Crowder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Yarbrough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doddsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Sunflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Moorhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Faisonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Glendora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Albin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Paynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Tutwiler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosebloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Tillatoba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Bayou Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Black Bayou Junction.
Cemeteries Near Black Bayou Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Bayou Junction.
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 Black Bayou Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Black Bayou Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Clare Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (251 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Majet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Black Bayou Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Black Bayou Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Black Bayou Junction, with the one closest to Black Bayou Junction listed first.
- Black Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Glendora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minter City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Swan Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sharkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- McNutt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rixwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Shellmound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Oxberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oxberry is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leflore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leflore is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leflore
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Paynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Black Bayou Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Black Bayou Junction.
Newspapers Published in Black Bayou Junction ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Bayou Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Bayou Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Bayou Junction.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Black Bayou Junction:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leflore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Yalobusha 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 Black Bayou Junction, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Bayou Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |