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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 Foxworth (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 Foxworth. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Foxworth is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Washington (LA), Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River & Walthall.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Foxworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Columbia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Expose
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Expose is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Goss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Goss is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Kokomo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pinebur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Twin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
  • Covington County
    • Williamsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Oak Vale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Bassfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Melba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
    • Prentiss
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <1>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Sumrall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Purvis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lumberton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Tilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Arm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
    • Verna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Silver Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Monticello
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hooker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Rosella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
  • Pearl River County
    • Hillsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Topisaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Holmesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Smithburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Bacots
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
  • Walthall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Sartinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
    • Tylertown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Foxworth, with the one closest to Foxworth listed first.
    • Angie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Varnado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <1>
    • Pine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Bogalusa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Foxworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foxworth.

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 Foxworth - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Foxworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Columbia City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Columbia City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Richland Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (571 more) ...
    • Lott Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Columbia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pickwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Goss
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Goss is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Spring Cottage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Oak Vale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
  • Tilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Topisaw
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Silver Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Monticello
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmesville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Smithburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Ruth
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Ruth is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Hooker
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker

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

Newspapers Published in Foxworth ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foxworth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foxworth, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foxworth.

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 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 Foxworth:

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>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 Foxworth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Foxworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.