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 Davo (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 Davo. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Davo is located in Walthall 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 Walthall County: Washington (LA), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion & Pike.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Davo. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Davo:
- Walthall County (The home county of Davo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Tylertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sartinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Amite County
- McElveen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Jefferson Davis County
- Oak Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Verna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Arm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Wellman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Norfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Kokomo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Expose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Pinebur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Topisaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Bacots
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Chatawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Summit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Wilmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Kentwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tangipahoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fluker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Angie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
- Varnado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Bogalusa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Davo, see our County-by-County Page for Davo.
Cemeteries Near Davo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davo.
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 Davo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Davo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Elisha Holmes Sr. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elisha Crawford Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Founders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tylertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stogner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (660 more) ...
- Jessie C Fortenberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Davo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Davo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Davo, with the one closest to Davo listed first.
- Smithburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Mount Hermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Topisaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Pickwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Sunny Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Spring Cottage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Fernwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Davo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Davo.
Newspapers Published in Davo ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davo.
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 helpful 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 Davo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Walthall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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 Davo, 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' (or 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- Davo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |