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 Bourbon (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 Bourbon. 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 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.
Bourbon is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Bourbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bourbon:
- Washington County (The home county of Bourbon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Dunleith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Hollandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Helm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Overby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Napanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Metcalfe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Choctaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Lamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Longshot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Grapeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Lake Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Benoit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dahomy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Mound Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- Pluto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Isola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gooden Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Issaquena County
- Booth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Morgan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Itta Bena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Panther Burn
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Auter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Nitta Yuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Richey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Mont Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Heathman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Faisonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Roundaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Halstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eudora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- Arkansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bourbon, see our County-by-County Page for Bourbon.
Cemeteries Near Bourbon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bourbon.
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 Bourbon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bourbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <3>
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magruder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (148 more) ...
- Lakewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jake Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Bourbon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bourbon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bourbon, with the one closest to Bourbon listed first.
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Holly Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Elizabeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Leland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Heathman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Hollandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Overby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magenta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Helm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Wayside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Baird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bourbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bourbon.
Newspapers Published in Bourbon ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bourbon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bourbon, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bourbon.
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 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 Bourbon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Chicot County
- Desha 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Bourbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Bourbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |