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 Hally (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 Hally. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Hally is located in Tunica 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 Tunica County: Crittenden (AR), Lee (AR), Phillips (AR), Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman & Tate.
Below are the counties that are near Hally. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hally:
- Tunica County (The home county of Hally)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Tunica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Tunica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Lula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Powell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Jonestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Friars Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clover Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Lyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hopson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Cub Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Eudora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lake Cormorant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Hernando
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Askew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Ballentine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Como
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mims
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chapeltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Sledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Marks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bobo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Lambert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Crowder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Vance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Goode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Arkabutla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Senatobia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Looxahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Seyppel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Phillips Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Peters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- LaGrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Brickeys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Bledsoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Rondo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Marianna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Helena - West Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Latour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Latour is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Lexa
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <1>
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Oneida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hally, see our County-by-County Page for Hally.
Cemeteries Near Hally ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hally.
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 Hally - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hally covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rising Sun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dooley Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Daygo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alexander Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Whites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barbee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Hally in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hally.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hally, with the one closest to Hally listed first.
- Dubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dubbs is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Rich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Powell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Matagorda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Matagorda is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Tunica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jonestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hally. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hally.
Newspapers Published in Hally ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hally.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hally, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hally.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hally:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tunica County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Crittenden County
- Lee County
- Phillips 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> | 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> | 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 Hally, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hally) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |