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 Haney (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 Haney. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Haney is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Haney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Haney:
- Jones County (The home county of Haney)
- The following are listed by their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Service
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Amy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Shubuta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Gin ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Quitman
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Junction City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covington County
- Hot Coffee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- Heidelberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Kelona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Acme ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Lake Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Stringer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- Taylorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sylvarena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Bezer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- Whistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Mulberry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Matherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Chicora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Haney, see our County-by-County Page for Haney.
Cemeteries Near Haney ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Haney.
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 Haney - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Haney covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- McGill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Choctaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sandersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonner Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2240655 <3>
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Erratta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall 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.<4>
While we didn't find Haney in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Haney.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Haney, with the one closest to Haney listed first.
- Sandersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Heidelberg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eucutta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Vossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Amy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Whistler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Acme ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Paulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Lake Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Soso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Haney. See our List of 1890's Communities around Haney.
Newspapers Published in Haney ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Haney.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Haney, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Haney.
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 Haney:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Jasper County
- Smith County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Haney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Haney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |