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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 Conehatta (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 Conehatta. 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 hospitals and 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.

Conehatta is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.

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

  • Newton County     (The home county of Conehatta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • Lucern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stamper
      • From Conehatta to Stamper
    • Decatur
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Hickory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Chunky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jasper County
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • Rio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
    • Martin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Suqualena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hookston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Conehatta to Hookston
    • Lost Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
      • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lost Gap
      • From Conehatta to Lost Gap
    • Nellieburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • High Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Conehatta to High Hill
    • Walnut Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Tuscola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Redwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Coosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coosa
      • From Conehatta to Coosa
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • Neshoba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Conehatta to Dixon
    • Dowdville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hope
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hope
      • From Conehatta to Hope
    • House
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tucker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Conehatta to Tucker
    • Pearl River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocobla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocobla
      • From Conehatta to Ocobla
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sebastopol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
    • Forest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harperville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Conehatta to Clifton
    • Raworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cash
      • From Conehatta to Cash
    • Kalem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beach
      • From Conehatta to Beach
    • Morton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <2>
    • Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Conehatta, with the one closest to Conehatta listed first.
    • Burns
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burns
      • From Conehatta to Burns
    • Polkville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Sylvarena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Conehatta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Conehatta.

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

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bufkin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Amis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Futchs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Futchs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Futchs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollingsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Decatur Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Abney Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Conehatta had a population of 81 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lucern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Piketown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
    • Piketown is located in Scott County
  • Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Prospect
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Newton County
  • Hays
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Scott County
  • Sebastopol
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
  • Lawrence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
  • Stamper ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Stamper is located in Newton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stamper
    • From Conehatta to Stamper
  • Damascus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Scott County
  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Newton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Conehatta ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Conehatta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Conehatta, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Conehatta.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Conehatta:

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Conehatta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conehatta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4509, Longitude: -89.2835    
<5>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.
<6>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 Conehatta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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