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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hardscrabble. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hardscrabble to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hardscrabble, 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 Hardscrabble (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 Hardscrabble. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hardscrabble is historic, it would have been located within present day Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Marion, Simpson & Walthall.
Below are the counties that are near Hardscrabble. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hardscrabble:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Hardscrabble)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Rosella
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Grange ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Nola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- New Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tryus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Verna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Beauregard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Hopewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hazlehurst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Mount Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Oak Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bassfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Wellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Norfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Kokomo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Topisaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Shivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Jaynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mendenhall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- D'Lo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Walthall County
- Sartinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hardscrabble, see our County-by-County Page for Hardscrabble.
Cemeteries Near Hardscrabble ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hardscrabble.
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 Hardscrabble - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hardscrabble covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oatis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bourne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (545 more) ...
- Progress Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Hardscrabble in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hardscrabble.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hardscrabble, with the one closest to Hardscrabble listed first.
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Grange ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Oak Vale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Tryus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Fair River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Shivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Rockport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Wellman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ashley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Topisaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hardscrabble. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardscrabble.
Newspapers Published in Hardscrabble ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardscrabble.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hardscrabble, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hardscrabble.
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 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 Hardscrabble:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Simpson County
- Walthall 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 Hardscrabble, 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hardscrabble) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |