Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cedar Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cedar Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cedar Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Hill (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 Hill. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cedar Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Yazoo County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Cedar Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Hill:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Cedar Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Yazoo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Nod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Anding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Attala County
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Hinds County
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Coxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Pluto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jones Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Gwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Tchula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Lexington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jaketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Kearney Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Cobbville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Flora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maris Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Mannsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Adelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Auter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Richey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Washington County
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Washington County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Hill.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Hill.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Coopers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tranquil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Luce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Short Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.
While we didn't find Cedar Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Hill, with the one closest to Cedar Hill listed first.
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Benton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Free Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Yazoo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Zeiglerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeiglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Coxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Belle Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Myrleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Deasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deasonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Hill.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Hill ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Hill, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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 Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cedar Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8724, Longitude: -90.2918 In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |