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 East Fork (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 East Fork. 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.
Name Variations for East Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Fork: E. Fork
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Fork.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
East Fork is located in Amite 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 Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near East Fork. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Fork:
- Amite County (The home county of East Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- McElveen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Glading
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Gillsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- O'Neil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Bude
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- White Apple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Garden City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lawrence County
- Verna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Norfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Wellman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Bear Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chatawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Bacots
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Osyka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Topisaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Smithburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Centreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rosetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Whitaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Chipola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Greensburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Kentwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tangipahoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fluker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Fork, see our County-by-County Page for East Fork.
Cemeteries Near East Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Fork.
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 East Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- East Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gardner - McKnight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moses Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson - McElvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Quin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (864 more) ...
- Young - Garner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hughey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, East Fork had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Fork, with the one closest to East Fork listed first.
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Smithdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Gillsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Fernwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chatawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- O'Neil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Fork.
Newspapers Published in East Fork ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Fork, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Fork.
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 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 East Fork:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Amite County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
- East Feliciana Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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 East Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- East Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |