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 Buena Vista Lakes (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 Buena Vista Lakes. 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.
Name Variations for Buena Vista Lakes ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buena Vista Lakes: Buena Vista Lks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Buena Vista Lakes is located in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Buena Vista Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buena Vista Lakes:
- DeSoto County (The home county of Buena Vista Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Hernando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alphaba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Cub Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Bright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Nesbit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Aldens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Ingrams Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Horn Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Southaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lafayette County
- Harmontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Byhalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Marianna
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Barton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Red Banks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cayce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Laws Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Taska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Askew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Terza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Sledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Arkabutla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poagville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Goode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Aiken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Banks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- North Tunica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Seyppel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Pinckney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Amanca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Anthonyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hulbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edmondson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Lee County (AR)
- Peters
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- Hughes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
- Fayette County (TN)
- Piperton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Capleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Oakville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Parkway Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Bailey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forest Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Binghampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Collierville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buena Vista Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Buena Vista Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Buena Vista Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buena Vista Lakes.
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 Buena Vista Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buena Vista Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Love Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buntin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Everson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Buena Vista Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buena Vista Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buena Vista Lakes, with the one closest to Buena Vista Lakes listed first.
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Hernando
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cub Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Bowman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Bright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Nesbit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Strayhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Days
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- Cockrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buena Vista Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buena Vista Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Buena Vista Lakes ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buena Vista Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buena Vista Lakes, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buena Vista Lakes.
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 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 Buena Vista Lakes:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to DeSoto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Lee County
- Saint Francis County
- Fayette County
- Shelby 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Buena Vista Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Buena Vista Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |