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 Enid (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 Enid. 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.
Enid is located in Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County: Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Enid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enid:
- Tallahatchie County (The home county of Enid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Paynes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Rosebloom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Swan Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Albin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Glendora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
- Tutwiler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
- Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <2>
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Memphis Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Grenada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
- Grenada is located in Grenada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <2>
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Springdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
- Alesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Oxford is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,635 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chapeltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <2>
- Mims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Terza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
- Como
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
- Longtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Crenshaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Crenshaw is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <2>
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Crowder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bobo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Marks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
- Vance
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Sledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
- Tillatoba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Velma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Water Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <2>
- Coffeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enid, see our County-by-County Page for Enid.
Newspapers Published in Enid ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enid, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enid.
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 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 Enid:
- 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 Tallahatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grenada County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Panola County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Quitman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Yalobusha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grenada County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Tallahatchie County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Tallahatchie County
Cemeteries Near Enid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enid.
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 Enid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burkhalter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burkhalter Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Parrish Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Henderson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Olvis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olvis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olvis Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
- Womble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womble Cemetery
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Rome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rome Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rome Cemetery
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.<4>
While we didn't find Enid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enid, with the one closest to Enid listed first.
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
- Teasdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Crevi ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Eureka Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Chapeltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <2>
- Central Academy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Academy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Paynes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rosebloom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Terza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Leverett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enid.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Enid. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Enid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Enid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1165, Longitude: -89.9398 In this case, the coordinates for Enid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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 Enid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |