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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 Gill (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 Gill. 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 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.

Gill is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near Gill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gill:

  • Leake County     (The home county of Gill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Carthage
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Tuscola
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Standing Pine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Redwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Walnut Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lena
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Ann
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • High Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Coosa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Zemuly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Newport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Kosciusko
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Sallis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Goodman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Camden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Cobbville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Madisonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Sharpsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Maris Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mill Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dowdville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Pearl River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Neshoba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Philadelphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tucker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ocobla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Lucern
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Conehatta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Pine Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Decatur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Pelahatchie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fannin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Cash
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Ludlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Harperville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Sebastopol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Forest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Raworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Kalem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Morton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.
    • Vowell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Hinze
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Yazoo County
    • Vaughan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gill, see our County-by-County Page for Gill.

Cemeteries Near Gill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gill.

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 Gill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Freeny Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Standing Pine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rising Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Lena Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Gill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gill, with the one closest to Gill listed first.

  • Freeny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Freeny is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
  • Carthage
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Tuscola
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Standing Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Good Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Free Trade
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Free Trade is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
  • Lena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Williston is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Madden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Madden is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
  • Saint Ann
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ofahoma
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ofahoma is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofahoma
    • Damascus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Damascus is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Ludlow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gill.

Newspapers Published in Gill ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gill, 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 Gill.

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 Gill:

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 Gill, 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- Gill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.