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 Blounts Store (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 Blounts Store. 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 Blounts Store ...
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.
While the name of this community is Blounts Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Blounts Store may originally have been Blount's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Blounts Store might be written as Blount Store.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Blounts Store is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Blounts Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blounts Store:
- Newton County (The home county of Blounts Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Conehatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Pachuta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Garlandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Penantly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Success ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Verba ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Orange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Ras
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Louin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Suqualena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Nellieburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bailey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Russell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Vimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- High Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Walnut Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Neshoba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Ocobla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Dowdville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Pearl River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Bogue Chitto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sebastopol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Harperville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Raworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blounts Store, see our County-by-County Page for Blounts Store.
Cemeteries Near Blounts Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blounts Store.
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 Blounts Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blounts Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Decatur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Norman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Blounts Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blounts Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blounts Store, with the one closest to Blounts Store listed first.
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Decatur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Newton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Garlandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lost Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Hookston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Conehatta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blounts Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blounts Store.
Newspapers Published in Blounts Store ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blounts Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blounts Store, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blounts Store.
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 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 Blounts Store:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blounts Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Blounts Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |