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 Enterprise (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 Enterprise. 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.
Enterprise is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.
Below are the counties that are near Enterprise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enterprise:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Enterprise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Wellman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Norfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Cobbs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- New Sight
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Caseyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Brookside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glading
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Bowerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Glancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hazlehurst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- McCall Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eddiceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Davis County
- Oak Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Verna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Nola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Tryus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Arm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Hooker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Kokomo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goss
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Topisaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- McComb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bear Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bacots
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Holmesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chatawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Sartinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Tylertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enterprise, see our County-by-County Page for Enterprise.
Cemeteries Near Enterprise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enterprise.
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 Enterprise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enterprise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Brister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Missionary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Lincoln Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (595 more) ...
- Stewarts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rawls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Enterprise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enterprise.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enterprise, with the one closest to Enterprise listed first.
- Wellman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Bogue Chitto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Norfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Brookhaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fair River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Johnstons Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Topisaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McComb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enterprise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enterprise.
Newspapers Published in Enterprise ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enterprise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enterprise, 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 Enterprise.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Enterprise:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Walthall 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 Enterprise, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Enterprise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |