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 Handy Corner (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 Handy Corner. 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 Handy Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Handy Corner: Handy Cor. (or less commonly used: Handy Crn.)
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.
Handy Corner is located in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Handy Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Handy Corner:
- DeSoto County (The home county of Handy Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ingrams Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Bright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Southaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- De Soto Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Alphaba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Aldens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Horn Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nesbit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hernando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Southhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Walls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Michigan City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Lafayette County
- Harmontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Barton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Byhalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taska
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Marianna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Atway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chulahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Aiken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Looxahoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tyro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Senatobia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Tunica County
- Banks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Hulbert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amanca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Piperton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Canadaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Macon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Withe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Williston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Forty Five
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Gallaway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Feathers Chapel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Collierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- The Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Binghampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Bartlett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Handy Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Handy Corner.
Cemeteries Near Handy Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Handy Corner.
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 Handy Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Handy Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- McGehee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Halliburton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Botts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castleberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cowan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Woods Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woods Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Woods Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Memphis (TN).
- The South Woods Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Southwoods Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983707 <2>
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Blocker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mathis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Handy Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Handy Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Handy Corner, with the one closest to Handy Corner listed first.
- Miller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miller is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Barton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cedarview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarview is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Byhalia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Collierville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Lewisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Piperton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Ingrams Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Germantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Victoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Handy Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Handy Corner.
Newspapers Published in Handy Corner ...
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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Handy Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Handy Corner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Handy Corner.
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 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 Handy Corner:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to DeSoto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Fayette County
- Shelby 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 Handy Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Handy Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |