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 Gordon (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 Gordon. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Gordon is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Gordon. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gordon:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Gordon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Port Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Westside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Willows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Grand Gulf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Myles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Glancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Hamburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Meadville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bude
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Apple
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Newman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Lincoln County
- Caseyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Warren County
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coleman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yucatan Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterproof
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Newlight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gordon, see our County-by-County Page for Gordon.
Cemeteries Near Gordon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gordon.
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 Gordon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gordon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCaa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wintergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Darden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- China Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gordon had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gordon, with the one closest to Gordon listed first.
- Russum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
- Port Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Red Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Hermanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Westside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Grand Gulf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Harriston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- McBride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McBride is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gordon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gordon.
Newspapers Published in Gordon ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gordon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gordon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gordon.
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 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 Gordon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Warren County
- Madison Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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 Gordon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gordon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |