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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 Chicora (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 Chicora. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Chicora is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Chicora)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chicora, with the one closest to Chicora listed first.
    • Shubuta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Gin ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
      • Gin is located in Clarke County
    • Junction City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Clarke County
    • De Soto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chicora, with the one closest to Chicora listed first.
    • State Line
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Chicora to State Line
    • Carson City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • Clark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Avera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avera
      • From Chicora to Avera
    • Leakesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <1>
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chicora, with the one closest to Chicora listed first.
    • Ovett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Antioch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Perry County
  • Choctaw County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chicora, with the one closest to Chicora listed first.
    • Aquilla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Isney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Chicora to Isney
    • Emory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Chicora to Emory
    • Cullomburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolinger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Silas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
      • Silas is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silas
      • From Chicora to Silas
    • Souwilpa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Souwilpa
      • From Chicora to Souwilpa
    • Bladon Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Gilbertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Okatuppa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okatuppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
      • Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Okatuppa
      • From Chicora to Okatuppa
    • Toxey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
      • Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Clarke County (AL)
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County (AL)
  • Washington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chicora, with the one closest to Chicora listed first.
    • Copeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Copeland
      • From Chicora to Copeland
    • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Yellow Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Barlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Healing Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Millry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
      • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <1>
    • Fruitdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Escatawpa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Escatawpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Escatawpa
      • From Chicora to Escatawpa
    • Tibbie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigbee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vinegar Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Chicora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chicora.

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 Chicora - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mills Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chason Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Flat Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Chicora in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Chicora.

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

  • Winchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Wayne County
  • Denham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
    • Denham is located in Wayne County
  • Waynesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kittrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Greene County
  • State Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to State Line
    • From Chicora to State Line
  • Tokio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tokio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
    • Tokio is located in Wayne County
  • Boice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
    • Boice is located in Wayne County
  • Yellow Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Henderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wayne County
  • Healing Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Aquilla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Millry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Isney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Chicora to Isney
    • Whistler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whistler
      • From Chicora to Whistler
    • Adamsville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Greene County

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

Newspapers Published in Chicora ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chicora.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chicora, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chicora.

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 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 Chicora:

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 Chicora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Chicora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chicora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5622, Longitude: -88.5755       In this case, the coordinates for Chicora have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).