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 Counts (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 Counts. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Counts is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Counts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Counts:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Counts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Claremont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Roundaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Hopson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Clarksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Sunflower Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Eagles Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagles Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Coahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
- Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <3>
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Alligator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hushpuckena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Winstonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
- Round Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Deeson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Merigold
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
- Merigold is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <3>
- Perthshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Renova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Gunnison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Minter City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Panola County
- Mims
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Mims
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Vance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Yarbrough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Lambert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <3>
- Crowder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Bobo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Drew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Drew is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <3>
- Ruleville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleville
- Ruleville is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruleville <3>
- Halstead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Doddsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Tutwiler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
- Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <3>
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Swan Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Glendora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <3>
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <3>
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Paynes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Leverett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Desha County (AR)
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Elaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
- Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <3>
- Mellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Crumrod
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Lambrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Oneida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Counts, see our County-by-County Page for Counts.
Cemeteries Near Counts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Counts.
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 Counts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Carr's Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr's Chapel Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Church Cemetery
- Roundaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roundaway Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- True Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the True Vine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the True Vine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery
- The Clarksdale Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarksdale Church of God In Christ Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
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 Counts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Counts.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Counts, with the one closest to Counts listed first.
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Clarksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Alligator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Hushpuckena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Sherard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Green Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Webb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Clover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sunflower Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Hillhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Mound Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
- Sunflower Landing
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Counts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Counts.
Newspapers Published in Counts ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Counts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Counts, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Counts.
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 Counts:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leflore County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Panola County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Quitman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sunflower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tallahatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Desha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bolivar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Coahoma County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Counts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Counts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Counts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Counts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0696, Longitude: -90.5598 In this case, the coordinates for Counts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |