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 Cletonia (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 Cletonia. 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 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.
Cletonia is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Cletonia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cletonia:
- Washington County (The home county of Cletonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Overby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willet
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Byrne City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Leland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dunleith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Choctaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lamont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Pluto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bee Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Gooden Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Isola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Louise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jaketown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Booth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Panther Burn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Auter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Mont Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Blanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Inverness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Heathman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Indianola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Faisonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Crump
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Kearney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Dover ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Eudora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Lake Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Kilbourne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cletonia, see our County-by-County Page for Cletonia.
Cemeteries Near Cletonia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cletonia.
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 Cletonia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cletonia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Huddleston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clitonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Section 16 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Foundation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Georgia Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Delta City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magruder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vickland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Fourmile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Cletonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cletonia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cletonia, with the one closest to Cletonia listed first.
- Overby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Percy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Warsaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Panther Burn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Nitta Yuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Murphy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Auter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Erwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Erwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Grace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cletonia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cletonia.
Newspapers Published in Cletonia ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cletonia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cletonia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cletonia.
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 Cletonia:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Yazoo County
- Chicot County
- East Carroll Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- 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> | 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 Cletonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cletonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |