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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Floyton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Floyton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Floyton, 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 Floyton (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 Floyton. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Floyton is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Floyton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyton:
- Monroe County (The home county of Floyton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Ales ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hatley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Splunge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Riggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Acker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Greenwood Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- New Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Nettleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Van Vleet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Una
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Ballardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mantachie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eastman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Bounds Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Shannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Plantersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Bissell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Fayette County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Gu - Win
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sulligent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Beaverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Marion County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pikeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <2>
- Stinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Twin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floyton, see our County-by-County Page for Floyton.
Cemeteries Near Floyton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyton.
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 Floyton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floyton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boggan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maxie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burdine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Posey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Floyton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Floyton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floyton, with the one closest to Floyton listed first.
- Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Amory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Splunge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Bigbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Acker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Riggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Cardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardsville
- Gattman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tilden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tilden is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Central Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Pine Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floyton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyton.
Newspapers Published in Floyton ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floyton, 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 Floyton.
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 Floyton:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Fayette County
- Lamar County
- Marion 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 Floyton, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Floyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |