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 Choctaw (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 Choctaw. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Choctaw is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Choctaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Choctaw:
- Holmes County (The home county of Choctaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Gwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Keirn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Bee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Jones Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Tolarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Cruger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Ituma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Carroll County
- Coila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Belzoni
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jaketown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Isola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Morgan City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sidon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Itta Bena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Browning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Shellmound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Auter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Inverness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Moorhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Baird
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Indianola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Sunflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Heathman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Fordyke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Yazoo City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Evans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Jonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Nod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Vaughan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Choctaw, see our County-by-County Page for Choctaw.
Cemeteries Near Choctaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Choctaw.
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 Choctaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Choctaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Marcella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mathena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fullilove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Albino Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Choctaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Choctaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Choctaw, with the one closest to Choctaw listed first.
- Marcella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tchula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Howard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Bee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Keirn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Pluto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Tolarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Cruger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Belle Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eulogy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Ituma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Choctaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Choctaw.
Newspapers Published in Choctaw ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Choctaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Choctaw, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Choctaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Choctaw:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Yazoo 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Choctaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Choctaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |