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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Crevi. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crevi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crevi, please Contact Us.
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 Crevi (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 Crevi. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Crevi is historic, it would have been located within present day Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County: Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Crevi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crevi:
- Tallahatchie County (The home county of Crevi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rosebloom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Swan Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Albin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Glendora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tutwiler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Avalon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Eagles Nest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Lyon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Memphis Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Grenada
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Minter City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Mims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Chapeltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Terza
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Ballentine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Crowder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Yarbrough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Bobo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Lambert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Vance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Marks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Coffeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Velma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Water Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crevi, see our County-by-County Page for Crevi.
Cemeteries Near Crevi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crevi.
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 Crevi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crevi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Womble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Carver Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Corinth Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.
Crevi itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crevi, with the one closest to Crevi listed first.
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Teasdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Paynes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Leverett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rosebloom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Pope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Cascilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
- Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chapeltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Sharkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Swan Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Eureka Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Webb
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crevi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crevi.
Newspapers Published in Crevi ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crevi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crevi, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crevi.
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 Crevi:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tallahatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Leflore County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Yalobusha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crevi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | 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- Crevi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |