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 Galloway (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 Galloway. 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.
Galloway is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Galloway. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Galloway:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Galloway)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Ingleside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Grand Gulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Westside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Myles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Cayuga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Newman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Learned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edwards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Red Lick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Rodney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Harriston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Stout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Barnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Waterproof
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Galloway, see our County-by-County Page for Galloway.
Cemeteries Near Galloway ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Galloway.
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 Galloway - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Galloway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Savoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sadler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Galloway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Galloway.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Galloway, with the one closest to Galloway listed first.
- Ingleside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Oaklawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Grand Gulf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Humphreys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Yokena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Yokena is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
- Rocky Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hermanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Russum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Russum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
- Reganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reganton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reganton
- New Carthage ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Galloway. See our List of 1890's Communities around Galloway.
Newspapers Published in Galloway ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Galloway.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Galloway, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Galloway.
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 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 Galloway:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson County
- Warren County
- Madison Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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 Galloway, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galloway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |