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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 Gitano (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 Gitano. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Gitano is located in Jones County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.

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

  • Jones County     (The home county of Gitano)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gitano, with the one closest to Gitano listed first.
    • Amy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Soso
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Service
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Service. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
      • Service is located in Jones County
    • Laurel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Errata
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Sandersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Antioch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Ovett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
  • Clarke County
    • Barnett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gitano, with the one closest to Gitano listed first.
    • Hot Coffee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Kola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
    • Seminary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <2>
    • Arbo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Mount Olive
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Williamsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Lux
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Forrest County
    • Petal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gitano, with the one closest to Gitano listed first.
    • Stringer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Moss
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Jasper County
      • Moss has also been known as:
      • Mossville
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Jasper County
    • Bay Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <2>
    • Lake Como
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
    • Turnerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
    • Louin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
    • Fouke ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Jasper County
  • Lamar County
    • Sumrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rankin County
    • Galilee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galilee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gitano, with the one closest to Gitano listed first.
    • Coats
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Simpson County
    • Magee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <2>
    • Jaynesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jaynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
    • Sanatorium
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gitano, with the one closest to Gitano listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
    • Mineral Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Mize
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>
    • Sylvarena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Bezer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Raleigh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Smith County

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

Cemeteries Near Gitano ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gitano.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Coats Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
    • The Coats Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Gitano Cemetery
    • Welch Cemetery
  • Knights Mill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerland Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerland Baptist Cemetery
    • The Summerland Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Summerland Cemetery
  • Union Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Knight Family Cemetery
    • Newton Knight Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60306 <4>
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (469 more) ...
    • Edon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hatton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gitano had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Soso
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Amy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Amy is located in Jones County
  • Taylorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
  • Bunker Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
  • Laurel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Como
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
    • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
  • Mize
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
    • Mize is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>
  • Moscos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
  • Errata
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Errata is located in Jones County
  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
  • Ora
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Covington County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sylvarena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Bezer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Sandersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people

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

Newspapers Published in Gitano ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gitano.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gitano, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gitano.

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 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 Gitano:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gitano. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Gitano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Gitano) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gitano. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7782, Longitude: -89.3245       In this case, the coordinates for Gitano have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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