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 Deerbrook (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 Deerbrook. 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 and hospitals 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.
Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Deerbrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deerbrook:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Deerbrook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ravine
- From Deerbrook to Ravine
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairport
- From Deerbrook to Fairport
- Shuqualak
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shuqualak
- From Deerbrook to Shuqualak
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cooksville
- From Deerbrook to Cooksville
- Mashulaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waverly
- From Deerbrook to Waverly
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Wahalak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wahalak
- From Deerbrook to Wahalak
- Binnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Binnsville
- From Deerbrook to Binnsville
- Scooba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <1>
- Giles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>
- Bent Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Artesia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Kolola Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Sessums
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Starkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Handle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Handle
- From Deerbrook to Handle
- Greene County (AL)
- Lewiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewiston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Greene County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lewiston
- From Deerbrook to Lewiston
- Lamar County (AL)
- Fernbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fernbank
- From Deerbrook to Fernbank
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Pickensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Archer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beaver Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Garden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Garden
- From Deerbrook to Garden
- McMullen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Macedonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Ethelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Aliceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- McShan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McShan
- From Deerbrook to McShan
- Coal Fire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coal Fire
- From Deerbrook to Coal Fire
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Panola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deerbrook, see our County-by-County Page for Deerbrook.
Cemeteries Near Deerbrook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deerbrook.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deerbrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Deerbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerbrook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chandler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooksville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tolliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolliver Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- X-Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the X-Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the X-Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59251 <4>
- Togo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Togo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Togo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Halls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Deerbrook had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deerbrook, with the one closest to Deerbrook listed first.
- Cliftonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliftonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
- Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bigbee Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigbee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
- Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County
- Prairie Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
- Brazelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelia
- Brazelia is located in Noxubee County
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fairport
- From Deerbrook to Fairport
- Lynn Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Artesia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McIntyre ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
- Paulette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deerbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deerbrook.
Newspapers Published in Deerbrook ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deerbrook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deerbrook, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deerbrook.
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 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 Deerbrook:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Greene County
- Lamar County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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 Deerbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Deerbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deerbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2355, Longitude: -88.4868 |