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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Colbert. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Colbert to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Colbert, please Contact Us.
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 Colbert (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 Colbert. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Colbert is historic, it would have been located within present day Marshall 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 Marshall County: Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Tate, Union, Fayette (TN) & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Colbert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colbert:
- Marshall County (The home county of Colbert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Hudsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Atway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taska
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Cayce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Snow Lake Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Michigan City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- DeSoto County
- Ingrams Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Abbeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Wyatte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Gravestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Blue Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Falkner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Walnut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clarysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Dumas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Darden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Glenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Forty Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- La Grange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rossville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Piperton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Williston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Elba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Canadaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Saulsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hickory Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Rogers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Newcastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Collierville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forest Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colbert, see our County-by-County Page for Colbert.
Cemeteries Near Colbert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colbert.
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 Colbert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colbert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Governor Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bogard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hamer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (539 more) ...
- Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crump Cemetery
- The Crump Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58866 <3>
- Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Colbert itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colbert, with the one closest to Colbert listed first.
- Hudsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Lamar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Early Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Early Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Michigan City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mahon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mahon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahon
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colbert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colbert.
Newspapers Published in Colbert ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colbert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colbert, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colbert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Colbert:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Colbert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colbert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |