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 Cornish (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 Cornish. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cornish is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Cornish. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cornish:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Cornish)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Delay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delay
- From Cornish to Delay
- Altus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Altus
- From Cornish to Altus
- Lafayette Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Springdale
- From Cornish to Springdale
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <2>
- Harmontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- Hickory Flat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
- Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <2>
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Sarepta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarepta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sarepta
- From Cornish to Sarepta
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Bruce is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <2>
- Loyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Loyd
- From Cornish to Loyd
- Pittsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Calhoun City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
- Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <2>
- Derma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Vardaman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
- Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <2>
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Benela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- New Houlka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thelma
- From Cornish to Thelma
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Potts Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panola County
- Terza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Terza
- From Cornish to Terza
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Toccopola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <2>
- Turnpike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pannell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Goodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <2>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairview
- From Cornish to Fairview
- Darden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenfield
- From Cornish to Glenfield
- Myrtle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Blue Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Blue Springs is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <2>
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <2>
- Velma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Velma
- From Cornish to Velma
- Coffeeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cornish, see our County-by-County Page for Cornish.
Cemeteries Near Cornish ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cornish.
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 Cornish covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Springdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springdale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McGonigal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGonigal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGonigal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tula Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tula Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tula Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Kingdom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New El Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New El Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New El Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dallas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lafayette Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafayette Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafayette Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Leaf Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Crocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crocker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Springhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill 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.<4>
While we didn't find Cornish in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cornish.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cornish, with the one closest to Cornish listed first.
- Delay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delay
- From Cornish to Delay
- Tula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Lafayette Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toccopola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Sarepta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarepta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sarepta
- From Cornish to Sarepta
- Thaxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <2>
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- University
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- University is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University <2>
- Banner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Pontotoc County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Esperanza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esperanza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Esperanza is located in Pontotoc County
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
- Springdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Springdale
- From Cornish to Springdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cornish. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cornish.
Newspapers Published in Cornish ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cornish.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cornish, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cornish.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cornish:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Union County
- Yalobusha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cornish. 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> | 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 Cornish, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Cornish) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cornish. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2681, Longitude: -89.3581 In this case, the coordinates for Cornish have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |