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 Delta (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 Delta. 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 hospitals and 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.
Delta is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Delta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delta:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Delta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Coahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Lula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Rich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Lyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hopson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Alligator
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Round Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Crenshaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Askew
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Longtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Ballentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Mims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Falcon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Marks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Bobo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Vance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Crowder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Sunflower County
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tallahatchie County
- Tutwiler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tate County
- Goode
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tunica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Phillips Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- LaGrange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Marianna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Peters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Felton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Felton is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Monroe County (AR)
- Palmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Barton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Latour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Latour is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <1>
- Elaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delta, see our County-by-County Page for Delta.
Cemeteries Near Delta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delta.
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 Delta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Delta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shelby Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Family Cemetery
- The Shelby Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shelbys Family Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Busby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armistead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saunders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coahoma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Delta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delta.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delta, with the one closest to Delta listed first.
- Coahoma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friars Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Westover
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Dickerson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Lula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Rich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Stovall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matagorda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Matagorda is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Dundee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delta.
Newspapers Published in Delta ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delta.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delta, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delta.
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 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 Delta:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Phillips 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 Delta, 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- Delta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |