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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 Ford (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 Ford. 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.

Ford is located in Winston County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

Below are the counties that are near Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ford:

  • Winston County     (The home county of Ford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • Louisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hinze
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Noxapater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <1>
    • Plattsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Fearns Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
      • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
    • Handle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • McCool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
    • Ethel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Attala County
    • Kosciusko
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hesterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Rocky Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • Weir
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Ackerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • French Camp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <1>
    • Williams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Reform
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reform. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
  • Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Leake County
    • Coosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
  • Montgomery County
    • Sibleyton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibleyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bogue Chitto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
    • Ocobla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
    • Laurel Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Dowdville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
    • Dixon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
    • Bradley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Longview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Double Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Double Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.
    • Eupora
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
      • Eupora is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <1>
    • Mathiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sapa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Ford.

Cemeteries Near Ford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ford.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.

  • Boswell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Owens Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owens Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owens Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campground Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (383 more) ...
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethsalem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethsalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethsalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ford, with the one closest to Ford listed first.

  • Rome
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Winston County
  • Rural Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
  • Hinze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Louisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Noxapater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
    • Noxapater is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <1>
  • Vowell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Plattsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • McCool
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Weir
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
  • Fentress
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fentress have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
    • Fentress is located in Choctaw County
  • Webster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Winston County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Alice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Ackerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Betheden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betheden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
      • Betheden is located in Winston County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ford.

Newspapers Published in Ford ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ford, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ford.

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 websites either 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 Ford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1057, Longitude: -89.1792       In this case, the coordinates for Ford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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