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 Burnsville (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 Burnsville. 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.
Burnsville is located in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County: Colbert (AL), Franklin (AL), Lauderdale (AL), Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss & Hardin (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Burnsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burnsville:
- Tishomingo County (The home county of Burnsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Holcut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Oldham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Paden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Golden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Glens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jacinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Searcy Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Rienzi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Biggersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Itawamba County
- Kirkville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Booneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- New Site
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Wheeler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Geeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Baldwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Cherokee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Denton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Franklin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Pleasant Site
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Red Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Threet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Hardeman County (TN)
- Essary Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Nash Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Pyburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Bruton Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Nixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Lowryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Belle Meade
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Tulu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Guys
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Eastview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Chewalla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Stantonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Ramer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Selmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Purdy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Lutts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Burnsville, see our County-by-County Page for Burnsville.
Cemeteries Near Burnsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnsville.
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 Burnsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burnsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Burnsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Opossum Trot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boothe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Flock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (576 more) ...
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowland Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Burnsville had a population of 318 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burnsville had a population of 924 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burnsville, with the one closest to Burnsville listed first.
- Glens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Iuka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Jacinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Kendrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Rienzi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Altitude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Margerum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burnsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burnsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burnsville ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Burnsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Burnsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Burnsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Burnsville.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Burnsville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tishomingo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Prentiss County
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- McNairy County
- Wayne 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 Burnsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burnsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |