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 Cliftonville (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 Cliftonville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cliftonville is located in Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Cliftonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cliftonville:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Cliftonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Ravine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Deerbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Shuqualak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Mashulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Waverly
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- West Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Mhoons Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Binnsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Wahalak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Giles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Scooba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bent Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Artesia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Kolola Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Sessums
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Starkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Greene County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- West Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Fernbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Pickensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Archer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Aliceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- McShan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Panola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Geiger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cliftonville, see our County-by-County Page for Cliftonville.
Cemeteries Near Cliftonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cliftonville.
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 Cliftonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cliftonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Old Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deerbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Togo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bigbee Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- X-Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Christian Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver Cemetery
- The Toliver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63255 <2>
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLeod Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cliftonville had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cliftonville, with the one closest to Cliftonville listed first.
- Deerbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Bigbee Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
- Brazelia ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brazelia is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelia
- Prairie Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Paulette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McIntyre ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cliftonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cliftonville.
Newspapers Published in Cliftonville ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cliftonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cliftonville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cliftonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cliftonville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Greene County
- Lamar County
- Pickens County
- Sumter 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 Cliftonville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cliftonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |