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 Denmark (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 Denmark. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Denmark is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Denmark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denmark:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Denmark)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Altus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Lafayette Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Delay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Harmontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Hickory Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Pittsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- New Houlka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Thelma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Laws Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Potts Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Panola County
- Terza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Toccopola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnpike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Possum Trot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Ecru
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Algoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Goodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tippah County
- Blue Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Darden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ellistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Water Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denmark, see our County-by-County Page for Denmark.
Cemeteries Near Denmark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denmark.
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 Denmark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denmark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingdom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McGonigal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tula Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laodicea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Denmark had a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denmark, with the one closest to Denmark listed first.
- Lafayette Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Delay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Tula
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Toccopola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- University
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Esperanza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Esperanza is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Etta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- College Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denmark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denmark.
Newspapers Published in Denmark ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denmark.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denmark, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denmark.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Denmark:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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 Denmark, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Denmark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |