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 Cannonsburg (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 Cannonsburg. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Cannonsburg. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cannonsburg:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Cannonsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeannette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Natchez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Crosby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- O'Neil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Westside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Port Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Meadville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Wildwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Sicily Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Vidalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ferriday
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Dunbarton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Athlone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Waterproof
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Newellton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yucatan Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cannonsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Cannonsburg.
Cemeteries Near Cannonsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cannonsburg.
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 Cannonsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cannonsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- St. James Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Higgland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Folkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chamberlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Winston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Cannonsburg had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cannonsburg, with the one closest to Cannonsburg listed first.
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stampley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- McNair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McNair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Jeannette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vidalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cannonsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cannonsburg.
Newspapers Published in Cannonsburg ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cannonsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cannonsburg, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cannonsburg.
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 Cannonsburg:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Franklin County
- Wilkinson County
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cannonsburg) 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 Cannonsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |