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 Gallman (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 Gallman. 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.
Gallman is located in Copiah 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 Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Gallman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gallman:
- Copiah County (The home county of Gallman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hazlehurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hopewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Glancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Carlisle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Rocky Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Willows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Terry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Adams
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Byram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Learned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Cayuga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Tryus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- New Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Hooker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Grange ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- New Sight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Caseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Brookhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cobbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Alonzo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Braxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Shivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- D'Lo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gallman, see our County-by-County Page for Gallman.
Cemeteries Near Gallman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gallman.
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 Gallman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gallman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Gallman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Alford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Deaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gallman had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gallman, with the one closest to Gallman listed first.
- Hazlehurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Beech Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Martinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Browns Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Terry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gallman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gallman.
Newspapers Published in Gallman ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gallman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gallman, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gallman.
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 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 Gallman:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Copiah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin County
- Simpson 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> | 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 Gallman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gallman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |