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 Golden Grove (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 Golden Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Golden Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Golden Grove: Golden Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Golden Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Golden Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Golden Grove is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Golden Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Golden Grove:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Golden Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Neshoba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dowdville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Pearl River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Garlandsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- De Kalb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Daleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Lost Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- High Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Walnut Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Tuscola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Lena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Pine Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Noxubee County
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Sebastopol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Cash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Plattsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Handle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Vowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Hinze
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Fearns Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Golden Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Golden Grove.
Cemeteries Near Golden Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Golden Grove.
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 Golden Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Golden Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Golden Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neshoba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greenland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (297 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Golden Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Golden Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Golden Grove, with the one closest to Golden Grove listed first.
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Dixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Lucern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Golden Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Golden Grove.
Newspapers Published in Golden Grove ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Golden Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Golden Grove, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Golden Grove.
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 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 Golden Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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 Golden Grove, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Golden Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |