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 Eupora (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 Eupora. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Eupora is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Eupora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eupora:
- Webster County (The home county of Eupora)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Sapa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mathiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Fame
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Montevista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hohenlinden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Mantee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- McCool
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Langley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Ethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Slate Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Benela
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Calhoun City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Derma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Big Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Vardaman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pittsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Loyd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Houston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Reform
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ackerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- French Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Pheba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beasley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Cedar Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Griffith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Mhoons Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Abbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Siloam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Grenada County
- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Sibleyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Minerva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Kilmichael
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Sweatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Eskridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Duck Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Winona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Maben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Double Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Bradley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Starkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eupora, see our County-by-County Page for Eupora.
Cemeteries Near Eupora ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eupora.
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 Eupora - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eupora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Eupora Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Church Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hays Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Walthall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59774 <2>
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- La Grange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sapa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Henleys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Eupora had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Eupora had a population of 1,998 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eupora, with the one closest to Eupora listed first.
- Grady
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grady is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Walthall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sapa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Bellefontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellefontaine is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Bywy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bywy is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywy
- Mathiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clarkson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Embry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Embry is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embry
- Reform
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Maben
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Montevista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Double Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eupora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eupora.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Eupora ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eupora.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Eupora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Eupora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Eupora.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Eupora.
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 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 Eupora:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Grenada County
- Montgomery County
- Oktibbeha 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Eupora, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Eupora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |