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 Denton (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 Denton. 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 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.
Denton is located in Quitman 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 Quitman County: Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Denton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denton:
- Quitman County (The home county of Denton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Yarbrough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Marks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crowder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Alligator
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Eagles Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Hopson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Lyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clarksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Roundaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Coahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rich
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Africa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Leflore County
- Minter City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Mims
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Chapeltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Ballentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Courtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Batesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Askew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Longtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Terza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Tutwiler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Paynes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Glendora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leverett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rosebloom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Tate County
- Goode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denton, see our County-by-County Page for Denton.
Cemeteries Near Denton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denton.
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 Denton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Denton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Youngs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lambert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silent Shade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Galena Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chrestman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chrestman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Denton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Denton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denton, with the one closest to Denton listed first.
- Marks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belen is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Dublin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Webb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Eagles Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Lyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matagorda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matagorda is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Clover Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clarksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Sharkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Teasdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denton.
Newspapers Published in Denton ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Denton.
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 Denton:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Quitman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Leflore County
- Panola County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Yalobusha 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 Denton, 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- Denton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |