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 Burgess (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 Burgess. 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.
Burgess is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Burgess. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgess:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Burgess)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Alesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Harmontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Altus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Delay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornish
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Lafayette Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Banner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Bruce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Laws Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Marianna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Cornersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Terza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Ballentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Mims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Longtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Toccopola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Crowder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Tallahatchie County
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Tyro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Looxahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- Darden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Velma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coffeeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burgess, see our County-by-County Page for Burgess.
Cemeteries Near Burgess ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgess.
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 Burgess - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burgess covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elijah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Church Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- College Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Oxford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (345 more) ...
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Burgess in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burgess.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burgess, with the one closest to Burgess listed first.
- Alesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Central Academy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- University
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lespedeza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Terza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eureka Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Harmontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burgess. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burgess.
Newspapers Published in Burgess ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgess.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burgess, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Burgess.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Burgess:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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> | 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 Burgess, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Burgess) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |