Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Branchville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Branchville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Branchville, please Contact Us.
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 Branchville (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 Branchville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Branchville is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Branchville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Branchville:
- Attala County (The home county of Branchville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Zemuly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Sallis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
- Possumneck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Kosciusko
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Hesterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Auris ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Ethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Langley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Carroll County
- Vaiden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <4>
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Goodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Durant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Coxburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Tolarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Acona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Ituma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ituma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Gwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Saint Ann
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Redwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Standing Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Cobbville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Maris Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Mill Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Rankin County
- Sand Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Ludlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Cash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Winston County
- Vowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Vaughan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Fordyke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Nod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Branchville, see our County-by-County Page for Branchville.
Cemeteries Near Branchville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Branchville.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Branchville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Seneasha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seneasha Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seneasha Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Mark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Roby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Roby Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Roby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pole Pen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pole Pen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pole Pen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Jack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickerson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- New Banyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Banyon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Banyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.
While we didn't find Branchville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Branchville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Branchville, with the one closest to Branchville listed first.
- Shrock ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
- Shrock is located in Attala County
- Newport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Goodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Madison County
- Sallis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
- Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Durant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomastown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Thomastown is located in Leake County
- McAdams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
- McAdams is located in Attala County
- Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Oaks is located in Madison County
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- Revive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
- Revive is located in Madison County
- McVille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- McVille is located in Attala County
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Branchville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Branchville.
Newspapers Published in Branchville ...
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 Branchville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Branchville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Branchville.
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 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 Branchville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Winston County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Branchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Branchville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Branchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9321, Longitude: -89.8306 In this case, the coordinates for Branchville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |