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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 Gluckstadt (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 Gluckstadt. 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 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.

Gluckstadt is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Gluckstadt)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gluckstadt, with the one closest to Gluckstadt listed first.
    • Madison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Twelve Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Mannsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Ridgeland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Madisonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Canton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Maris Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Mill Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Davis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Cobbville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Flora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Flora is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
    • Sharon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Kearney Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kearney Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gluckstadt, with the one closest to Gluckstadt listed first.
    • North Town Plaza
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brownsville is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Bolton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolton is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Byram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Palestine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Holmes County
    • Pickens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Leake County
    • Lena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gluckstadt, with the one closest to Gluckstadt listed first.
    • Fannin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Goshen Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Sand Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Flowood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pearl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <1>
    • Brandon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Greenfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Pearson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pearson is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Richland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pelahatchie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • King
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • King is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Clear Branch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gluckstadt, with the one closest to Gluckstadt listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooperville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Cash
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gluckstadt, with the one closest to Gluckstadt listed first.
    • Bentonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nod
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
    • Vaughan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Anding
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Anding is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
    • Oil City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oil City is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Evans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Fordyke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Satartia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Satartia is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Jonestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
    • Yazoo City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
      • Former names for Yazoo City:
      • Hannan's Bluff
      • Manchester
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Gluckstadt ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gluckstadt.

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

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

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

  • Ross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rosa Scott School Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Memory Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Haley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkway Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...

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>

While we didn't find Gluckstadt in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gluckstadt.

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

  • Mannsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
  • Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Livingston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Tougaloo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Anderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Anderson is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Fannin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fannin is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
  • Green Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Cynthia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
  • Goshen Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Cobbville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Davis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Flora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Flora is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shoccoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shoccoe is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
    • Sharon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Jackson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Gluckstadt ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gluckstadt.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gluckstadt, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gluckstadt.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Gluckstadt:

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' (or 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- Gluckstadt) 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 Gluckstadt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.