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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 Goodford (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 Goodford. 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 hospitals and 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.

Goodford is located in Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc County: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Lee & Union.

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

  • Pontotoc County     (The home county of Goodford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • Algoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pontotoc
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pannell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nixon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Possum Trot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Turnpike
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ecru
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
    • Toccopola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
      • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Thaxton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
      • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <1>
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • Loyd
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyd
      • From Goodford to Loyd
    • Sarepta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarepta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
      • Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarepta
      • From Goodford to Sarepta
    • Vardaman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
      • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <1>
    • Bruce
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <1>
    • Pittsboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
      • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Banner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Benela
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Derma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
      • Derma is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Calhoun City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
      • Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <1>
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • New Houlka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Van Vleet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Thelma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thelma
      • From Goodford to Thelma
    • Okolona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Houston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Egypt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Anchor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchor
      • From Goodford to Anchor
    • Woodland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • Una
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Montpelier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montpelier
      • From Goodford to Montpelier
    • Beasley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Holmes County
  • Itawamba County
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • Lafayette Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornish
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornish
      • From Goodford to Cornish
    • Delay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
      • Delay is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delay
      • From Goodford to Delay
    • Altus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Altus
      • From Goodford to Altus
  • Lee County
  • Monroe County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • Blue Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <1>
    • Ingomar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Fairview
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairview
      • From Goodford to Fairview
    • Mound City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Union County
    • Ellistown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Albany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Alpine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenfield
      • From Goodford to Glenfield
    • Darden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodford, with the one closest to Goodford listed first.
    • Mantee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Hohenlinden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Goodford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodford.

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 Goodford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ware Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halsey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCleskey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCleskey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCleskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Falkner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smerney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smerney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smerney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holladay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holladay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holladay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East County Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (346 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pontocola Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontocola Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontocola 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.<4>

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

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

  • Troy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Pontotoc County
  • Coleville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
    • Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
  • Chiwapa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiwapa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
    • Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
  • New Houlka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Algoma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Vleet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
  • Furrs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furrs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
    • Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
  • Neals ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
    • Neals is located in Chickasaw County
  • Pontotoc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Holladay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holladay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
  • Okolona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Shannon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Chesterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Lee County

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

Newspapers Published in Goodford ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodford, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodford.

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 Goodford:

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

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

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>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.
<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>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 Goodford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1085, Longitude: -88.9427    









 

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