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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Chapel Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chapel Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chapel 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 Chapel 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 Chapel 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Chapel Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Chapel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chapel Hill:
- Attala County (The home county of Chapel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Langley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- McCool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Hesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Kosciusko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Vaiden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coila
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- French Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ackerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- West
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leake County
- Coosa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Sibleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Kilmichael
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Minerva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Winona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Duck Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Double Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Maben
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Eupora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mathiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chapel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Chapel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Chapel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chapel 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 Chapel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chapel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eades Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Covenant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- French Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newhope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hemphill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Chapel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chapel Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chapel Hill, with the one closest to Chapel Hill listed first.
- French Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Poplar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Chita ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- McCool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Ethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Weir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Hesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Kilmichael
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Stewart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Newtonville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fentress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fentress is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Kosciusko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chapel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chapel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Chapel 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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chapel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chapel Hill, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chapel Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chapel Hill:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Montgomery County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Winston 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 Chapel 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- Chapel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |