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 Brozville (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 Brozville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Brozville is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Brozville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brozville:
- Holmes County (The home county of Brozville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mileston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Gwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Goodman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tchula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Bee Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Ituma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Pickens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Sallis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Possumneck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Zemuly
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Rocky Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Hesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Kosciusko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Coila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Vaiden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Jaketown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Louise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Gooden Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Sidon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Morgan City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Roebuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Camden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Maris Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Fordyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Vaughan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Crump
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Nod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Yazoo City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Anding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bentonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brozville, see our County-by-County Page for Brozville.
Cemeteries Near Brozville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brozville.
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 Brozville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brozville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Meggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spoll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southwest of Lexington.
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlands Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brantley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Truly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Brozville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brozville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brozville, with the one closest to Brozville listed first.
- Eulogy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Coxburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Zeiglerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Fordyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Free Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Mileston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brozville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brozville.
Newspapers Published in Brozville ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brozville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brozville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brozville.
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 Brozville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Yazoo 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 '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- Brozville) 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 Brozville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |