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 Craig Springs (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 Craig Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Craig Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Craig Springs: Craig Spgs. (or less commonly used: Craig Spngs. or Craig Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Craig Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Craig Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Craig Springs is located in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Craig Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Craig Springs:
- Oktibbeha County (The home county of Craig Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Sturgis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sessums
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Double Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Maben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Attala County
- McCool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Ackerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Reform
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Weir
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- French Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Pheba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mhoons Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Beasley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Whites
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Artesia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Mashulaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Deerbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Mathiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Sapa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Clarkson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Eupora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fame
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Walthall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mantee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Noxapater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Handle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Hinze
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Plattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Craig Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Craig Springs.
Cemeteries Near Craig Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Craig Springs.
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 Craig Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Craig Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Craig Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colcolough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McClelland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bevil Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Betheden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Craig Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Craig Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Craig Springs, with the one closest to Craig Springs listed first.
- Loakfoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Bradley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Betheden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Sturgis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Oktoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Sessums
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Double Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Ackerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Craig Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Craig Springs.
Newspapers Published in Craig Springs ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Craig Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Craig Springs, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Craig Springs.
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 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 Craig Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Noxubee County
- Webster County
- Winston 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> | 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 Craig Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Craig Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |