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 Bond (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 Bond. 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 northwest 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 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.
Bond is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Bond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bond:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Bond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pearl River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Neshoba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dowdville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- Lynville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- De Kalb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Scooba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Suqualena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- High Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Coosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Standing Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- Sebastopol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- Handle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Noxapater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Plattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hinze
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bond, see our County-by-County Page for Bond.
Cemeteries Near Bond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bond.
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 Bond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- North Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hensons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bond, with the one closest to Bond listed first.
- North Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Ocobla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Handle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Noxapater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Peden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Fearns Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Plattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Moscow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bond.
Newspapers Published in Bond ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bond, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Bond:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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 Bond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |