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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 Caledonia (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 Caledonia. 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.

Caledonia is located in Lowndes County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

Below are the counties that are near Caledonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Caledonia:

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Caledonia)
  • Chickasaw County
  • Clay County
  • Holmes County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gattman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Greenwood Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Aberdeen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
      • Acker is located in Monroe County
    • Splunge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Splunge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
      • Splunge is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Splunge
      • From Caledonia to Splunge
    • Muldon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hatley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Hatley is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Floyton ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
      • Floyton is located in Monroe County
    • Amory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ales ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
      • Ales is located in Monroe County
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Clayton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Sessums
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Belk
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Bluff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
    • Kirkland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ashcraft Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Old Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County (AL)
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Bedford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bedford
      • From Caledonia to Bedford
    • Fernbank
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
      • Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fernbank
      • From Caledonia to Fernbank
    • Hightogy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
    • Millport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <1>
    • Sulligent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <1>
    • Kennedy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Beaverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
    • Detroit
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
  • Marion County (AL)
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.
    • Stafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ethelsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
      • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Macedonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Coal Fire
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
      • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coal Fire
      • From Caledonia to Coal Fire
    • McShan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McShan
      • From Caledonia to McShan
    • Archer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Reform
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <1>
    • Stansel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Caledonia, see our County-by-County Page for Caledonia.

Cemeteries Near Caledonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Caledonia.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Caledonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.

  • Unity Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Egger Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Botters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Military Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullivan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullivan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (402 more) ...
    • Old Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Asbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Asbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Caledonia had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Caledonia had a population of 1,048 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Caledonia, with the one closest to Caledonia listed first.

  • Hamilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
    • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Steens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
    • Steens is located in Lowndes County
  • Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Molloy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Molloy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
    • Molloy is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Bedford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
    • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bedford
    • From Caledonia to Bedford
  • Beeks ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
    • Beeks is located in Monroe County
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waverly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waverly
    • From Caledonia to Waverly
  • Fernbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
    • Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fernbank
    • From Caledonia to Fernbank
  • Hightogy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
    • Gattman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Caledonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Caledonia.

Newspapers Published in Caledonia ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Caledonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Caledonia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Caledonia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Caledonia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Caledonia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Caledonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Caledonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Caledonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6841, Longitude: -88.3276    









 

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