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 Center Point (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 Center Point. 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 Center Point ...
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.
Another variation: Centerpoint.
- A typical abbreviation for Center Point: Center Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Point.
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 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.
Center Point is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.
Below are the counties that are near Center Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Point:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Center Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Norfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Wellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McElveen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- O'Neil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bewelcome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gillsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Gloster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Wesson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Glancy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- McCall Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Apple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Hamburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Verna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Nola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bacots
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Topisaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Chatawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Walthall County
- Sartinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Wilkinson County
- Rosetta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Point, see our County-by-County Page for Center Point.
Cemeteries Near Center Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Point.
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 Center Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (746 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Center Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Point, with the one closest to Center Point listed first.
- Auburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Smithdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Little Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Norfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Thompson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Johnstons Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Bogue Chitto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Kennolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
- East Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wellman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Veto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Brookhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Point.
Newspapers Published in Center Point ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Point, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center Point.
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 Center Point:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- Wilkinson 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 Center Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |