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 Gambrell (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 Gambrell. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Gambrell is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Covington, Jasper, Jones, Newton, Rankin, Scott & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Gambrell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gambrell:
- Smith County (The home county of Gambrell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Taylorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mize
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Sylvarena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Daniel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Hot Coffee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Collins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Arbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Seminary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sanford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Stringer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Bay Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Acme ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Louin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Bassfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Soso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Service
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Errata
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ovett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Lamar County
- Sumrall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Galilee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Coats
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mendenhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gambrell, see our County-by-County Page for Gambrell.
Cemeteries Near Gambrell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gambrell.
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 Gambrell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gambrell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Hinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summerland Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
- The New Hopewell MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hopewell Cemetery
- New Hopewell Church Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- The Coats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Gitano Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Knights Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakohay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Gambrell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gambrell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gambrell, with the one closest to Gambrell listed first.
- Taylorsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gitano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Soso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Amy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Mize
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Sylvarena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Ora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ora is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Moscos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Acme ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Laurel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gambrell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gambrell.
Newspapers Published in Gambrell ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gambrell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gambrell, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gambrell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Gambrell:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Covington County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lamar 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 Gambrell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gambrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |