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 Gift (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 Gift. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Gift is located in Alcorn 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 Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Gift. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gift:
- Alcorn County (The home county of Gift)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hightown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Biggersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Searcy Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Glen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Rienzi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jacinto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Benton County
- Canaan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Booneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blackland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Altitude
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Geeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- New Site
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Baldwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Falkner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Whitten Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Blue Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Gravestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lowrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holcut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Short
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Iuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Paden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Graham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Chester County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Masseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Silerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silerton is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Essary Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Middleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Hornsby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saulsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nash Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Nixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pyburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Crump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Chewalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caffey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Eastview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Michie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tulu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Rose Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Stantonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bethel Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gift, see our County-by-County Page for Gift.
Cemeteries Near Gift ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gift.
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 Gift - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gift covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty African-American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Gaines Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olive Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscumbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gift had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gift, with the one closest to Gift listed first.
- Theo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Theo is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Wenasoga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Kossuth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chewalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Guys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hightown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Ramer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Caffey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Rienzi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gift. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gift.
Newspapers Published in Gift ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gift.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gift, 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 Gift.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gift:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Alcorn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Lauderdale County
- Chester County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- McNairy 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Gift) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Gift, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |