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 Franklin (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 Franklin. 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.
Franklin is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Franklin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin:
- Holmes County (The home county of Franklin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Ituma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Gwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Acona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Mileston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Sallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Possumneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Zemuly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Rocky Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Hesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Kosciusko
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Coila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Vaiden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Leake County
- Saint Ann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Sidon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Camden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Mill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Maris Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Fordyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Nod
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Crump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Yazoo City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin.
Cemeteries Near Franklin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin.
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 Franklin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gages Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Owen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Truly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franklin had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Ebenezer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Goodman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pickens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eulogy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Zeiglerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Fordyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Shrock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shrock is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tolarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Sallis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ituma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin.
Newspapers Published in Franklin ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Franklin:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leake County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Yazoo 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> | 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- Franklin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |