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 Forkland (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 Forkland. 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 hospitals and 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.
Forkland is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Forkland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forkland:
- Washington County (The home county of Forkland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Metcalfe
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Napanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Helm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Wilmot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Lamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Grapeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Lake Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Benoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Dahomy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Longshot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eutaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Christmas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Humphreys County
- Isola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Heathman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Indianola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Faisonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Roundaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Halstead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Baird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Sunflower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Inverness
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Doddsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Moorhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dermott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Arkansas City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- McArthur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Rohwer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- McGehee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reed is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drew County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Tillar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tillar is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forkland, see our County-by-County Page for Forkland.
Cemeteries Near Forkland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forkland.
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 Forkland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forkland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Forkland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dean Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Cazy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shamrock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Christian Life Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Asia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (182 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Forkland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forkland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forkland, with the one closest to Forkland listed first.
- Lamont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Magenta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Benoit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Stoneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Helm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dahomy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eutaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forkland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forkland.
Newspapers Published in Forkland ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forkland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forkland, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forkland.
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 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 Forkland:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Humphreys County
- Sunflower County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Drew 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 Forkland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forkland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |