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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 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.
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 may 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)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Yazoo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- 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 <2>
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Nod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Anding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Attala County
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hinds County
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- 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)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Bee Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Pluto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Pickens
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Jones Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Gwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- 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)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- 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)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- 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)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Cobbville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Flora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mannsdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Adelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- 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)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Washington County
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
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.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- 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)
- Luce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Free Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Yazoo City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- 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 <2>
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Zeiglerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Fordyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Coxburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Belle Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Myrleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Deasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
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 36 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]<3>. 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 start 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 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
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |