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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 Cleveland Crossing (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 Cleveland Crossing. 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.

Name Variations for Cleveland Crossing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cleveland Crossing: Cleveland Xing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Cleveland Crossing is located in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.

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

  • Bolivar County     (The home county of Cleveland Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • Victor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Bolivar County
    • Cleveland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Renova
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
      • Renova is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Pace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
      • Pace is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Boyle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Merigold
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
      • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
    • Mound City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Bolivar County
    • Longshot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
      • Longshot is located in Bolivar County
    • Mound Bayou
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
      • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
    • Shaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Beulah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Christmas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Bolivar County
    • Dahomy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahomy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
      • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
  • Coahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • Roundaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
      • Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Sunflower Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
      • Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
    • Dublin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
      • Dublin is located in Coahoma County
    • Claremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Coahoma County
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • McNutt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Leflore County
    • Schlater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
      • Schlater is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
    • Minter City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
      • Minter City is located in Leflore County
    • Sunnyside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • Halstead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
    • White City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Ruleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Roundaway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
      • Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
    • Doddsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
      • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Drew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Drew is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <2>
    • Whitney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
    • Quiver ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
      • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
    • Faisonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faisonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
      • Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
    • Sunflower
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
    • Heathman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
      • Heathman is located in Sunflower County
    • Indianola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Sunflower County
  • Tallahatchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • Tutwiler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
    • Glendora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
      • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
    • Albin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
      • Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Webb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Swan Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
      • Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • Helm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
      • Helm is located in Washington County
    • Napanee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napanee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
      • Napanee is located in Washington County
    • Dunleith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunleith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
      • Dunleith is located in Washington County
    • Stoneville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
      • Stoneville is located in Washington County
    • Metcalfe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalfe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
      • Metcalfe is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Leland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
      • Leland is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
    • Greenville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Washington County
  • Desha County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cleveland Crossing, with the one closest to Cleveland Crossing listed first.
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Snow Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Arkansas City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Kelso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Rohwer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Watson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <2>
  • Phillips County (AR)
    • Crumrod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Cleveland Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cleveland Crossing.

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 Cleveland Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Chrisman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrisman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrisman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Cleveland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Cleveland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cleveland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Renova Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • El Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Aycock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aycock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aycock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Heights Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Poplar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Merigold Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<5>

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

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

  • Cleveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Renova
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Boyle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Reilly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Reilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
    • O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
  • Merigold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
    • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
  • Mound City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in Bolivar County
  • Lobdell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
    • Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
  • Shaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
    • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Mound Bayou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
    • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
  • Christmas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
    • Christmas is located in Bolivar County
  • Dahomy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dahomy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
    • Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
  • Lehrton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehrton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
    • Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
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    • Benoit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
      • Benoit is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <2>
    • Choctaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Shelby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Cleveland Crossing ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cleveland Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cleveland Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cleveland Crossing.

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 Cleveland Crossing:

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

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

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 Cleveland Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Cleveland Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cleveland Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7473, Longitude: -90.7976       In this case, the coordinates for Cleveland Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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