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 Bobo (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 Bobo. 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.
Bobo is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Bobo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bobo:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Bobo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Hopson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Sunflower Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Claremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Roundaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Clover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Eagles Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Coahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Alligator
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deeson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Winstonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Perthshire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Merigold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Waxhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Vance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Marks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Crowder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Tutwiler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Swan Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Glendora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkansas County (AR)
- Ethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Elaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Crumrod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wabash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Lambrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Oneida
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Helena - West Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bobo, see our County-by-County Page for Bobo.
Cemeteries Near Bobo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bobo.
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 Bobo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bobo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Ham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morning Glory Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carr's Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bobo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bobo had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bobo, with the one closest to Bobo listed first.
- Alligator
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Green Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Sherard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Sunflower Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Hillhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Hushpuckena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Round Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Stovall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Deeson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bobo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bobo.
Newspapers Published in Bobo ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bobo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bobo, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bobo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bobo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Phillips 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 Bobo, 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- Bobo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |