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 Cuba (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 Cuba. 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 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.
Cuba is located in Alcorn 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 Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Cuba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cuba:
- Alcorn County (The home county of Cuba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Biggersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Searcy Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Glen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Rienzi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jacinto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Booneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Altitude
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Geeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Falkner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Whitten Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Clarysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Gravestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lowrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holcut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Short
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Iuka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Chester County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Masseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Silerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Silerton is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Montezuma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Deanburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Fayette County (TN)
- Grand Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Essary Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Hornsby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saulsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Hickory Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Toone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nash Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Nixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pyburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Crump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Bruton Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Chewalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Caffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Selmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Michie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Tulu
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Bethel Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cuba, see our County-by-County Page for Cuba.
Cemeteries Near Cuba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cuba.
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 Cuba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cuba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- Hatchie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty African-American Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mathis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cuba had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cuba, with the one closest to Cuba listed first.
- Theo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Theo is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
- Gift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Chewalla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Wenasoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Essary Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Kossuth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Gravel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cuba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cuba.
Newspapers Published in Cuba ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cuba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cuba, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cuba.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cuba:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Alcorn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Lauderdale County
- Chester County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- McNairy 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> | 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- Cuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Cuba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |