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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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 Ridge ...
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 Center Ridge: Center Rdg. (or less commonly used: Center Rdge. or Center Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Center Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Center Ridge.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Center Ridge is located in Winston 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 Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Center Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center Ridge:
- Winston County (The home county of Center Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noxapater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Hinze
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Fearns Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Vowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- McCool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Ethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Langley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Kosciusko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Ackerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weir
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- French Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reform
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Lynville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Leake County
- Coosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Lowndes County
- Crawford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pearl River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Tucker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Laurel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Dowdville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Macon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Sturgis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Double Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Adaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Starkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Center Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Center Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Flower Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Louisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noxapater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (366 more) ...
- White Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Center Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center Ridge, with the one closest to Center Ridge listed first.
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Noxapater
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Rome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Hinze
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Betheden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- Handle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Vowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Center Ridge ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center Ridge, 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 Center Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Center Ridge:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Winston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Choctaw County
- Kemper County
- Leake County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha 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 Ridge, 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- Center Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |