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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 Brookhaven (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 Brookhaven. 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 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.

Brookhaven is located in Lincoln County and is the County Seat.

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 Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.

Below are the counties that are near Brookhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brookhaven:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Brookhaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • New Sight
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Cobbs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Wellman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Norfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Caseyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Thompson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Brookside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • McElveen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Wesson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <2>
    • Beauregard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Martinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Glancy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glancy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Hazlehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Crystal Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • McCall Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Eddiceton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Bude
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <2>
    • Meadville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • Oak Vale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Nola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
      • Nola is located in Lawrence County
    • Tryus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
    • Rosella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
      • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
    • Monticello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
    • Hooker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
    • Arm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Silver Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
    • New Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <2>
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.
    • Summit
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Topisaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • McComb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Bacots
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Holmesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Simpson County
    • Shivers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
      • Shivers is located in Simpson County
  • Walthall County
    • Sartinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brookhaven, see our County-by-County Page for Brookhaven.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Brookhaven ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brookhaven.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Brookhaven. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Brookhaven and those printed in the larger area surrounding Brookhaven.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Brookhaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Brookhaven:

Cemeteries Near Brookhaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brookhaven.

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 Brookhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.

  • Easthaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easthaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easthaven Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Godman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godman Cemetery
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhaven Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookhaven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookhaven Memorial Gardens
  • Rose Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (481 more) ...
    • Burns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • New Hope MB Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brookhaven had a population of 2,142 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brookhaven had a population of 11,861 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brookhaven, with the one closest to Brookhaven listed first.

  • Montgomery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
  • Wesson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <2>
  • Bogue Chitto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
  • Wellman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Fair River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
    • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
  • Beauregard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Norfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Browns Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
    • Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
  • Kennolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
  • Bowerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • Martinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
  • Caseyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Johnstons Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
      • Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
    • Ruth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Lincoln County
    • Tryus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brookhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brookhaven.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookhaven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brookhaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookhaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5796, Longitude: -90.4422    
<5>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 Brookhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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