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 Blodgett (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 Blodgett. 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 and hospitals 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.
Blodgett is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Blodgett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blodgett:
- Jones County (The home county of Blodgett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Ovett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Errata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Service
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Soso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Lux
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Seminary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Goodluck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLaurin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Bothwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Carson City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- McLain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Clark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Hillman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Moss
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Heidelberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Lamar County
- West Hattiesburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Richton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Whistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chicora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blodgett, see our County-by-County Page for Blodgett.
Cemeteries Near Blodgett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blodgett.
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 Blodgett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blodgett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- McGilvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Blodgett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blodgett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blodgett, with the one closest to Blodgett listed first.
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Ellisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Eastabuchie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
- Avera
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Errata
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eucutta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kittrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Soso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blodgett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blodgett.
Newspapers Published in Blodgett ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blodgett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blodgett, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blodgett.
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 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 Blodgett:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lamar County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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 Blodgett, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blodgett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |