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 Carthage (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 Carthage. 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 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Carthage is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Concordia (LA), Tensas (LA), Franklin, Jefferson & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Carthage. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carthage:
- Adams County (The home county of Carthage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Cloverdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Natchez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Amite County
- Crosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Garden City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Apple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Artonish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Rosetta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Parhams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Utility
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Harrisonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Vidalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgecrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Monterey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Athlone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Dunbarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Bougere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Armagh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Chevey Chase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Joseph
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carthage, see our County-by-County Page for Carthage.
Cemeteries Near Carthage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carthage.
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 Carthage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carthage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Linwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sargent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Minorca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Routh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vidalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Skinners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clemont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Surget Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Carthage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carthage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Vidalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Taconey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
- Natchez
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morville is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
- Bullitt Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Gibson Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carthage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carthage.
Newspapers Published in Carthage ...
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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carthage, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carthage.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Carthage:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carthage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |