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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Goose Pond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Goose Pond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Goose Pond, please Contact Us.
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 Goose Pond (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 Goose Pond. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Goose Pond is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Goose Pond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goose Pond:
- Monroe County (The home county of Goose Pond)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- New Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Muldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Acker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Nettleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Amory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Vardaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Loyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Egypt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Van Vleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Thelma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- New Houlka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Una
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Abbott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Siloam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Whites
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Griffith
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Beasley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- West Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Mhoons Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Cedar Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Pheba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Carolina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Ballardsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Shannon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Verona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plantersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Bissell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Tupelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mooreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Indian Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Kolola Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Clayton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Adaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Goodford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Algoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Pontotoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Mantee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hohenlinden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Clarkson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Lamar County (AL)
- Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goose Pond, see our County-by-County Page for Goose Pond.
Cemeteries Near Goose Pond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goose Pond.
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 Goose Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goose Pond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Zion Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ware Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Soul Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Word Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pulliam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Goose Pond in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goose Pond.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goose Pond, with the one closest to Goose Pond listed first.
- Egypt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Gibson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Una
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- McCondy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCondy
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sykes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sykes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Muldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Binford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Central Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Van Vleet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Acker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Neals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neals is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goose Pond. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goose Pond.
Newspapers Published in Goose Pond ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goose Pond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goose Pond, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goose Pond.
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 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 Goose Pond:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Oktibbeha County
- Pontotoc County
- Webster County
- Lamar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Goose Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goose Pond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |