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 Cottonville (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 Cottonville. 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 and doctors 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.
Cottonville is located in Tate 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 Tate County: DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Cottonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cottonville:
- Tate County (The home county of Cottonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Arkabutla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Senatobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Looxahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Aiken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Lula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Rich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Coahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Cub Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Hernando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lake Cormorant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glover
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Nesbit
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alphaba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Bright
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Norfolk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Walls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Aldens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Askew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Como
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballentine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapeltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Mims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Sledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Marks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Banks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- North Tunica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Seyppel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Pinckney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Anthonyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Amanca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Peters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Phillips Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Brickeys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Helena - West Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Huma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Hughes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
- Rawlinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Shelby County (TN)
- Capleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cottonville, see our County-by-County Page for Cottonville.
Cemeteries Near Cottonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cottonville.
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 Cottonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cottonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Arkabutla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Singleton Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Cottonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cottonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cottonville, with the one closest to Cottonville listed first.
- Strayhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
- Arkabutla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Cub Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Tunica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Dubbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dubbs is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
- Senatobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bowdre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Robinsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cottonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cottonville.
Newspapers Published in Cottonville ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cottonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cottonville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cottonville.
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 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 Cottonville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tate County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Saint Francis County
- Shelby 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 Cottonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Cottonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |