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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 Black Bayou (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. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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 is located in Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County: Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower & Yalobusha.

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

  • Tallahatchie County     (The home county of Black Bayou)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Glendora
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
      • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
    • Swan Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
      • Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Albin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
      • Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Webb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Sumner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Leverett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leverett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
      • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Paynes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
      • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Tutwiler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Charleston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
    • Rosebloom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
      • Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Crevi ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crevi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
      • Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Bolivar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Merigold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
      • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
    • Renova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
      • Renova is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Boyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Mound Bayou
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
      • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
    • Winstonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
      • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Shelby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
    • Duncan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Hushpuckena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
      • Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Avalon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avalon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Carroll County
    • Teoc
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
      • Teoc is located in Carroll County
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Carroll County
    • Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <2>
    • North Carrollton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
      • North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Coahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Dublin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Coahoma County
    • Roundaway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
      • Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
    • Claremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Coahoma County
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Hopson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
      • Hopson is located in Coahoma County
  • Grenada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Turkey Foot Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
      • Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
    • Grenada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Memphis Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Memphis Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
      • Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Minter City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
      • Minter City is located in Leflore County
    • Sunnyside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
    • Money
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
      • Money is located in Leflore County
    • Schlater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
      • Schlater is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • McNutt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Leflore County
    • Shellmound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellmound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
      • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
    • Fort Loring
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
      • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
    • Greenwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Itta Bena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Browning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Leflore County
    • Roebuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
      • Roebuck is located in Leflore County
    • Sidon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Panola County
    • Mims
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
      • Mims is located in Panola County
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Vance
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Quitman County
    • Crowder
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
      • Crowder is located in Quitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Yarbrough
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
      • Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
    • Lambert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Quitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
    • Marks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
      • Marks is located in Quitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Whitney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
    • Drew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Drew is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <2>
    • Rome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Sunflower County
    • Quiver ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
      • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
    • Ruleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Doddsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
      • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Halstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
    • Roundaway
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
      • Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
    • Sunflower
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Moorhead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
    • Faisonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faisonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
      • Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
  • Yalobusha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bayou, with the one closest to Black Bayou listed first.
    • Tillatoba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillatoba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
      • Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
    • Oakland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Black Bayou ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Bayou.

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

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

  • Jones Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Clare Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clare Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagle Plantation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Plantation Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Plantation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Scott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Watkins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Needmore Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore 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, Black Bayou had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Glendora
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
  • Swan Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
    • Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Minter City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
    • Minter City is located in Leflore County
  • Sharkey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharkey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
    • Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Sunnyside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
  • Webb
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Leverett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leverett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
    • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
  • McNutt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Leflore County
  • Rixwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
    • Rixwood is located in Leflore County
  • Shellmound
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellmound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
    • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
  • Oxberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
    • Oxberry is located in Grenada County
  • Paynes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
    • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Leflore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leflore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leflore
      • Leflore is located in Grenada County
    • Parsons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
      • Parsons is located in Grenada County
    • Cascilla
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascilla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
      • Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County

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

Newspapers Published in Black Bayou ...

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.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Bayou, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Black Bayou.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Bayou. 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 Black Bayou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Bayou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8187, Longitude: -90.2787       In this case, the coordinates for Black Bayou have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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