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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fitch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fitch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fitch, 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 Fitch (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 Fitch. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fitch is historic, it would have been located within present day Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Fitch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fitch:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Fitch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Roundaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Hopson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Africa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Lyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sunflower Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Coahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Friars Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Alligator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Mound Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Renova
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Deeson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Cleveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Boyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Minter City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- McNutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Money
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Mims
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Chapeltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Vance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Yarbrough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crowder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Falcon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sledge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Rome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ruleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Halstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Tutwiler
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Swan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Glendora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Paynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rosebloom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Elaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fitch, see our County-by-County Page for Fitch.
Cemeteries Near Fitch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fitch.
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 Fitch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fitch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Rosemound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Galena Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Second Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- New Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- True Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Fitch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fitch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fitch, with the one closest to Fitch listed first.
- Dublin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Webb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Lyon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Sharkey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Clarksdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Swan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Bobo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Alligator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Glendora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Clover Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Black Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Eagles Nest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Belen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belen is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Hushpuckena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fitch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fitch.
Newspapers Published in Fitch ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fitch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fitch, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fitch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fitch:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Grenada County
- Leflore County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Phillips 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 Fitch, 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 from Point A (ie- Fitch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |