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 Elwood (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 Elwood. 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 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 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.

Elwood is located in Clarke County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Choctaw (AL), Jasper, Lauderdale & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Elwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elwood:

• Clarke County     (The home county of Elwood)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Quitman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
    • Quitman is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
  • De Soto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • De Soto is located in Clarke County
  • Pachuta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
    • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Barnett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Barnett is located in Clarke County
  • Stonewall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
  • Gin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
    • Gin is located in Clarke County
  • Shubuta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
    • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Junction City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Clarke County
• Jasper County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Jasper County
  • Stafford Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
    • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Vossburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
    • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
  • Kelona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
    • Kelona is located in Jasper County
  • Fellowship ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
    • Former name for Fellowship:
    • Masengale
    • Fellowship has also been known as:
    • Old Fellowship
  • Rose Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Heidelberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <2>
  • Penantly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
    • Penantly is located in Jasper County
  • Fouke ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
    • Fouke is located in Jasper County
  • Gridley ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in Jasper County
  • Waldrup ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
    • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
  • Ras
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
    • Ras is located in Jasper County
  • McNeal ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • McNeal is located in Jasper County
• Jones County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Sandersville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Errata
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Errata is located in Jones County
  • Laurel
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
    • Laurel is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <2>
  • Antioch
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Antioch is located in Jones County
• Lauderdale County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Increase
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
    • Increase is located in Lauderdale County
    • Increase has also been known as:
    • Causeyville
  • Lost Gap
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
  • Meridian
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
  • Vimville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
    • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Nellieburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
    • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
  • Whynot
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
    • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
  • Hookston
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
  • Marion
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
  • Suqualena
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
    • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
  • Russell
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
• Newton County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Chunky
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
    • Chunky is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chunky <2>
  • Hickory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Newton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Newton is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <2>
  • Six Towns ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
    • Six Towns is located in Newton County
• Wayne County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Matherville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
    • Matherville is located in Wayne County
  • Whistler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Whistler is located in Wayne County
  • Waynesboro
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
    • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
  • Clara
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
    • Clara is located in Wayne County
• Choctaw County (AL)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.
  • Melvin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Okatuppa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okatuppa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
    • Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Emory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
    • Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Isney
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
    • Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Needham
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
    • Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Pushmataha
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
    • Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Gilbertown
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
    • Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <2>
  • Toxey
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Souwilpa
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Souwilpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
    • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elwood, see our County-by-County Page for Elwood.

Cemeteries Near Elwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elwood.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.

• Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Elwood Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Harmony Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• McGowan Chapel Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGowan Chapel Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60818 <4>
• White Oak Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• King Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Salem Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Confederate Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Quitman Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quitman Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62224 <4>
• Old Souenlovie Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Souenlovie Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Souenlovie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pachuta Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pachuta Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pachuta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (264 more) ...
  • De Soto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Soto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Soto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Covington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sullers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sullers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sullers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Elwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elwood, with the one closest to Elwood listed first.

• De Soto
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
  • De Soto is located in Clarke County
• Quitman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
• Pachuta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
  • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• Barnett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Barnett is located in Clarke County
• Stonewall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
• Vossburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
  • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
• Enterprise
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
• Shubuta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
  • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
• Roy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
  • Roy is located in Clarke County
• Carmichael
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmichael have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
  • Carmichael is located in Clarke County
• Paulding
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Jasper County
• Heidelberg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
  • Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <2>
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Fellowship ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
    • Former name for Fellowship:
    • Masengale
    • Fellowship has also been known as:
    • Old Fellowship
  • Rose Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Eucutta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eucutta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
    • Eucutta is located in Wayne County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elwood.

Newspapers Published in Elwood ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elwood, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elwood.

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 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 Elwood:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Clarke County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Jasper County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jones County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lauderdale County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Newton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Wayne County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Choctaw County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Clarke County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Clarke County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/