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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Farewells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Farewells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Farewells, please Contact Us.
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 Farewells (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 Farewells. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Farewells is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Farewells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farewells:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Farewells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Mashulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Shuqualak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Ravine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Cooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Ackerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Weir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mhoons Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Pheba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Lynville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Wahalak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Binnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Scooba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Artesia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba County
- Bogue Chitto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Sessums
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clayton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Adaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Double Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Noxapater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Hinze
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farewells, see our County-by-County Page for Farewells.
Cemeteries Near Farewells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farewells.
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 Farewells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farewells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruhama Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
While we didn't find Farewells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farewells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farewells, with the one closest to Farewells listed first.
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Mashulaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Lynn Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Loakfoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Betheden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- Fearns Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Oktoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Brooksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Macon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farewells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farewells.
Newspapers Published in Farewells ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farewells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farewells, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farewells.
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 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 Farewells:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Farewells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Farewells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |