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 Clifford (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 Clifford. 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 doctors 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.
Clifford is located in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Clifford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clifford:
- Bolivar County (The home county of Clifford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Pace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Victor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Beulah
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Christmas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Waxhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Renova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Mound Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Roundaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Halstead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Drew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ruleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Roundaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Doddsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Faisonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Sunflower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Heathman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Tallahatchie County
- Tutwiler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Napanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Helm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dunleith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Metcalfe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Stoneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arkansas County (AR)
- Tichnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Snow Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Watson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Rohwer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arkansas City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Pea Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- McArthur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McArthur is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Crumrod
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Mellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clifford, see our County-by-County Page for Clifford.
Cemeteries Near Clifford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clifford.
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 Clifford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clifford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Sharewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- El Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Waldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith & Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellamy Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anns Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Clifford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clifford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clifford, with the one closest to Clifford listed first.
- Mound City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Christmas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Wright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Rosedale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lobdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Gunnison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Renova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Merigold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mound Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perthshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Dahomy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Concordia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Concordia is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Shelby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White River is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clifford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clifford.
Newspapers Published in Clifford ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clifford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clifford, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clifford.
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 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 Clifford:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Bolivar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Washington County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Phillips 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> | 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 Clifford, 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' (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- Clifford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |