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 Dogtown (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 Dogtown. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Dogtown 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 Dogtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dogtown:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Dogtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Lafayette Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Cornish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cornish is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delay is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Altus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altus is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Springdale is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Alesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alesville is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Abbeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Benton County
- Hickory Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Sarepta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Loyd
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Pittsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Vardaman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Calhoun City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Derma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Benela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- New Houlka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Vleet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Houston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Bissell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Jug Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Cornersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Toccopola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Possum Trot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Algoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ecru
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Cherry Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Goodford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Darden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Ingomar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Glenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Myrtle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Water Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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 Dogtown, see our County-by-County Page for Dogtown.
Cemeteries Near Dogtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dogtown.
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 Dogtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dogtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Springdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tula Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New El Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bramlett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison - Tutor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Laodicea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Dogtown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dogtown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dogtown, with the one closest to Dogtown listed first.
- Toccopola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Lafayette Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Tula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tula is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Thaxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delay is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Sarepta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Esperanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esperanza is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is also located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Etta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Etta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Algoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dogtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dogtown.
Newspapers Published in Dogtown ...
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 Dogtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dogtown, 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 Dogtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dogtown:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Lee County
- Marshall County
- Pontotoc 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 Dogtown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dogtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |