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 Carson City (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 Carson City. 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 doctors and 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.
Carson City is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Mobile (AL), Washington (AL), George, Perry & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Carson City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carson City:
- Greene County (The home county of Carson City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Bothwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Clark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- State Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Leakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- McLain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Forrest County
- Goodluck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- George County
- Bexley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Ovett
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Richton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wingate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Mulberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Chicora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Clara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Robinsons Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Choctaw County (AL)
- Aquilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Yellow Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Fruitdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Copeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Vinegar Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tibbie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Barlow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Chatom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <1>
- Healing Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carson City, see our County-by-County Page for Carson City.
Cemeteries Near Carson City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carson City.
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 Carson City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carson City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kittrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mutual Rights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avera Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Carson City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carson City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carson City, with the one closest to Carson City listed first.
- Avera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Kittrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- State Line
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Yellow Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Leakesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Vinegar Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Denham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Deer Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Whistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carson City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carson City.
Newspapers Published in Carson City ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carson City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carson City, 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 Carson City.
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 websites either 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 Carson City:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- George County
- Jones County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Washington 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 Carson City, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carson City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |