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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 (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. 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 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.

Center is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center:

  • Attala County     (The home county of Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Kosciusko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Zemuly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • McCool
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Hesterville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Langley is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Sallis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Possumneck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Auris is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • French Camp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Weir
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Ackerman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • West
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Goodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Coosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Redwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Saint Ann
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Standing Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • High Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Tuscola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Walnut Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Pearl River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Dowdville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Philadelphia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Ocobla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Neshoba
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Bogue Chitto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Cash
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Ludlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
    • Vowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Hinze
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Plattsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Noxapater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Louisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center, see our County-by-County Page for Center.

Cemeteries Near Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.

  • Shield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rocky Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (406 more) ...
    • Dorsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shields Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.

  • Marydell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
  • Smyrna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Renfroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Coosa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Coosa is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
  • Vowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Edinburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Hinze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Rural Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
  • McVille
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • McVille is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Williston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Williston is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Kosciusko
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center.

Newspapers Published in Center ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center.

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:

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, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.