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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 Chunky (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 Chunky. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Chunky is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.

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

  • Newton County     (The home county of Chunky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • Hickory
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Decatur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pine Bluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stamper
      • From Chunky to Stamper
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lucern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Conehatta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
    • Stonewall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pachuta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Barnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnett
      • From Chunky to Barnett
    • Quitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
    • De Soto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • Fellowship ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
      • Former name for Fellowship:
      • Masengale
      • Fellowship has also been known as:
      • Old Fellowship
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fellowship
      • From Chunky to Fellowship
    • Rose Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Garlandsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Penantly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gridley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ras
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Success. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Success
      • From Chunky to Success
    • Fouke ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fouke
      • From Chunky to Fouke
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • Rio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • Lost Gap
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
      • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lost Gap
      • From Chunky to Lost Gap
    • Hookston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Chunky to Hookston
    • Nellieburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Suqualena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
    • Meridian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bailey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Russell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vimville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Daleville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Leake County
    • High Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Chunky to High Hill
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Neshoba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Chunky to Tucker
    • Dixon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Chunky to Dixon
    • Ocobla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocobla
      • From Chunky to Ocobla
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chunky, with the one closest to Chunky listed first.
    • Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Chunky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chunky.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • McGee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunnel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunnel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunnel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Mt. Carmon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Osborne Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61750 <4>
    • Burwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Graham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
  • Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Lost Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lost Gap
    • From Chunky to Lost Gap
  • Fellowship ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
    • Former name for Fellowship:
    • Masengale
    • Fellowship has also been known as:
    • Old Fellowship
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fellowship
    • From Chunky to Fellowship
  • Roscoe ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Newton County
  • Hookston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hookston
    • From Chunky to Hookston
  • Enterprise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
  • Collinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
    • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
  • Decatur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Garlandsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Penantly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Meridian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Battlefield ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Battlefield is located in Newton County

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

Newspapers Published in Chunky ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chunky.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chunky, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chunky.

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 websites either 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 Chunky:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chunky. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chunky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Chunky) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chunky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3286, Longitude: -88.9310    









 

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