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 Cairo (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 Cairo. 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 and doctors 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.
Cairo is located in Prentiss 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 Prentiss County: Alcorn, Itawamba, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cairo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cairo:
- Prentiss County (The home county of Cairo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- New Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Wheeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Jumpertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Baldwyn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Jacinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Searcy Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Biggersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Corinth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Kirkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Eastman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Bounds Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Mantachie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Guntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Corrona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Saltillo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tippah County
- Dumas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Holcut
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Paden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Midway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tishomingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Oldham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Short
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Golden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Graham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Cherokee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Denton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- 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
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Franklin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Pleasant Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Red Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Vina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Nash Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Bruton Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Pyburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Michie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tulu
(23 miles [37 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
- Caffey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Guys
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Chewalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Eastview
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Ramer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville
(30 miles [48.3 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cairo, see our County-by-County Page for Cairo.
Cemeteries Near Cairo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cairo.
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 Cairo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cairo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Clausel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Lebanon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Tishomingo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61419 <3>
- Stricklen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Snowdown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forked Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (548 more) ...
- South Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dorothy Jean Woodruff Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Cairo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cairo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Jacinto
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Altitude
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Burnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Booneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Maud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Margerum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Kendrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cairo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cairo.
Newspapers Published in Cairo ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cairo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cairo, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cairo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cairo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Prentiss County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Hardin County
- McNairy 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cairo) 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 Cairo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |