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 Deasonville (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 Deasonville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Deasonville is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Deasonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deasonville:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Deasonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Vaughan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fordyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Nod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Yazoo City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Bentonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Jonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Dover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Crump
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sallis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zemuly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Hinds County
- North Town Plaza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Coxburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Goodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Jones Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Durant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Pluto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Gwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Humphreys County
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Leake County
- Saint Ann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maris Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Mannsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Kearney Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Twelve Oaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Flora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Goshen Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Sand Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Fannin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Scott County
- Ludlow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deasonville, see our County-by-County Page for Deasonville.
Cemeteries Near Deasonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deasonville.
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 Deasonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deasonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Exum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blaylock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Peaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alsop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (359 more) ...
- Rucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Deasonville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deasonville, with the one closest to Deasonville listed first.
- Vaughan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Sharpsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Evans
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fordyke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Pickens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zeiglerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Myrleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deasonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deasonville.
Newspapers Published in Deasonville ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deasonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deasonville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deasonville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Deasonville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott 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 Deasonville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deasonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |