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 Boggan (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 Boggan. 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 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.
Boggan is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Copiah, Covington, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Boggan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boggan:
- Simpson County (The home county of Boggan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Jaynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Sanatorium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- D'Lo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Crystal Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hazlehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Hot Coffee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Seminary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Prentiss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bassfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Oak Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Melba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- New Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Tryus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Arm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Tilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Marion County
- Goss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Galilee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Cato
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Puckett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- King
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Alonzo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Mize
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Daniel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Bezer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Taylorsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Polkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Burns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boggan, see our County-by-County Page for Boggan.
Cemeteries Near Boggan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boggan.
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 Boggan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boggan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Dry Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hemby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grubbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (562 more) ...
- North Silver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Boggan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boggan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boggan, with the one closest to Boggan listed first.
- Jaynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Westville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Grange ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Magee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- D'Lo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Hooker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Everett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Harrisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Georgetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boggan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boggan.
Newspapers Published in Boggan ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boggan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boggan, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boggan.
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 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 Boggan:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Rankin County
- Smith 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> | 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 Boggan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boggan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |