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 Cedar Cove (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 Cedar Cove. 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.
Name Variations for Cedar Cove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Cove: Cedar Cv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Cove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Cove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Cedar Cove is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Cove:
- Lee County (The home county of Cedar Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Verona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bissell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tupelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Jug Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Boggan Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Loyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Sarepta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Vleet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- New Houlka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Thelma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Clay County
- Una
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Ballardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Carolina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Mantachie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Clay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lafayette County
- Lafayette Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Nettleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Wren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Acker ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Ales ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hatley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Goodford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pontotoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Algoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ecru
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Turnpike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Thaxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Toccopola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Baldwyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Geeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Alpine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Graham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Molino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Glenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Cove, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Cove.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Cove.
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 Cedar Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Mallory Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Allens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palmetto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Moreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Verona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Philips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Coffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Pontocola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whiteside Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Cedar Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Cove, with the one closest to Cedar Cove listed first.
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tupelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Furrs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Chesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Troy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Chiwapa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
- Nettleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coleville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ballardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Saltillo
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cedar Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Cove.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Cove ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Cove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Cove.
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 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 Cedar Cove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lafayette County
- Monroe County
- Pontotoc County
- Prentiss County
- Union 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 Cedar Cove, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |