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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 Harmontown (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 Harmontown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Harmontown is located in Lafayette County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.

Below are the counties that are near Harmontown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmontown:

  • Lafayette County     (The home county of Harmontown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmontown, with the one closest to Harmontown listed first.
    • Abbeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
      • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <2>
    • Alesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Taylor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
    • Altus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Altus
      • From Harmontown to Altus
    • Springdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springdale
      • From Harmontown to Springdale
    • Cornish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornish
      • From Harmontown to Cornish
    • Delay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
      • Delay is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delay
      • From Harmontown to Delay
    • Lafayette Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmontown, with the one closest to Harmontown listed first.
    • Hickory Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
      • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <2>
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Snow Lake Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
      • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • DeSoto County
  • Marshall County
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmontown, with the one closest to Harmontown listed first.
    • Sardis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
    • Como
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Terza
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terza. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
      • Terza is located in Panola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Terza
      • From Harmontown to Terza
    • Batesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <2>
    • Courtland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
      • Pope is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Chapeltown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Askew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tate County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harmontown, with the one closest to Harmontown listed first.
    • Wyatte
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
      • Wyatte is located in Tate County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatte
      • From Harmontown to Wyatte
    • Aiken
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Poagville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Tate County
    • Antioch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Senatobia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
      • Senatobia is located in Tate County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <2>
    • Coldwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arkabutla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Goode
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goode have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
      • Goode is located in Tate County
  • Union County
  • Yalobusha County
    • Water Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
      • Water Valley is located in Yalobusha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmontown, see our County-by-County Page for Harmontown.

Cemeteries Near Harmontown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmontown.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmontown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmontown, with the one closest to Harmontown listed first.

  • Free Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmontown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmontown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lammey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lammey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lammey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waldrip Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldrip Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldrip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Peryn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Peryn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Peryn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Langstons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langstons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langstons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (386 more) ...
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tyro Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyro Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Buford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harmontown had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmontown, with the one closest to Harmontown listed first.

  • Tyro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
    • Tyro is located in Tate County
  • Laws Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Glenville is located in Panola County
  • Abbeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
    • Abbeville is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <2>
  • Chulahoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Thyatira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thyatira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira
    • Thyatira is located in Tate County
  • Lespedeza
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lespedeza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
    • Lespedeza is located in Panola County
  • College Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
    • College Hill is located in Lafayette County
  • Galena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Galena is located in Marshall County
  • Looxahoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looxahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
    • Looxahoma is located in Tate County
  • Orion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
    • Orion is located in Marshall County
  • Wallhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
    • Wallhill is located in Marshall County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Wallace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Wallace is located in Panola County
    • Alesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Marianna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marianna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
      • Marianna is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Marianna
      • From Harmontown to Marianna

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmontown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmontown.

Newspapers Published in Harmontown ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmontown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmontown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmontown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harmontown:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harmontown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Harmontown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Harmontown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harmontown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5370, Longitude: -89.6503    









 

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