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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Brazelia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brazelia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brazelia, 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 Brazelia (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 Brazelia. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Brazelia is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Brazelia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brazelia:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Brazelia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Deerbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mashulaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Clay County
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Binnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Wahalak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Giles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Scooba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Electric Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bent Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Artesia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Sessums
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Winston County
- Fearns Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Greene County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Lewiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- West Greene
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Mantua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Lamar County (AL)
- Fernbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Beaver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Aliceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Olney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Olney is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Ethelsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- McShan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Panola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Geiger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Gainesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Emelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brazelia, see our County-by-County Page for Brazelia.
Cemeteries Near Brazelia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brazelia.
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 Brazelia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brazelia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Old Christian Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bigbee Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- X-Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLeod Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Upper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Togo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
Brazelia itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brazelia, with the one closest to Brazelia listed first.
- Prairie Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Bigbee Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
- Cliftonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Deerbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Paulette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Cooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Bridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bridgeville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Dillburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dillburg is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brazelia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brazelia.
Newspapers Published in Brazelia ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brazelia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brazelia, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brazelia.
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 Brazelia:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Greene County
- Lamar County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Brazelia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Brazelia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |