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 The Cascades (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 The Cascades. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
The Cascades is located in Hinds 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 Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near The Cascades. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Cascades:
- Hinds County (The home county of The Cascades)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Brownsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- North Town Plaza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Byram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Edwards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Ridgeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Adelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Kearney Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Madisonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maris Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Cobbville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Flowood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whites
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Fannin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Clear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Alonzo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Simpson County
- Braxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Newmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Haynes Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Bentonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anding
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Satartia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Nod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Cascades, see our County-by-County Page for The Cascades.
Cemeteries Near The Cascades ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Cascades.
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 The Cascades - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Cascades covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Clinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakewood Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cowles Meade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hope Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tinnin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find The Cascades in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Cascades.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Cascades, with the one closest to The Cascades listed first.
- Clinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McRaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Van Winkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Cynthia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Green Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tougaloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Pearson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Cascades. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Cascades.
Newspapers Published in The Cascades ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Cascades.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Cascades, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Cascades.
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 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 The Cascades:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Yazoo 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> | 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 The Cascades, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Cascades) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |