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 Blakely (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 Blakely. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Blakely is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Madison (LA), Tensas (LA), Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Blakely. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blakely:
- Warren County (The home county of Blakely)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Villanova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Newmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Willows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Carpenter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Edwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Bolton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Learned
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Oakley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Valley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Chotard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Tallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Adelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Smedes
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Kearney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Satartia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Oil City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bentonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Sondheimer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Transylvania
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Ashly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Barnes
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Omega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quebec
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blakely, see our County-by-County Page for Blakely.
Cemeteries Near Blakely ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blakely.
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 Blakely - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blakely covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Crocket Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vicksburg National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anshe Chesed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hackler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tates Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mt. Albin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brickhouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Blakely had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blakely, with the one closest to Blakely listed first.
- Villanova
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Katzenmeyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Katzenmeyer is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katzenmeyer
- Haynes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Vicksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Oak Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Bovina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Valley Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blakely. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blakely.
Newspapers Published in Blakely ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blakely.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blakely, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blakely.
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 Blakely:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Yazoo County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Blakely, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Blakely) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |