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 Harmony (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 Harmony. 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 hospitals 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.
Harmony is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.
Below are the counties that are near Harmony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmony:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Harmony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Wellman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Norfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Caseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Wesson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Bowerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hazlehurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Allen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- McCall Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eddiceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Oak Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Prentiss
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bassfield
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Nola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rosella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Verna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Tryus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Grange ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- New Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Goss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Kokomo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Topisaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bacots
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Shivers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Sartinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Tylertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmony, see our County-by-County Page for Harmony.
Cemeteries Near Harmony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmony.
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 Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Lincoln Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Temple Pentecostal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brister Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (554 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rawls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Harmony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmony, with the one closest to Harmony listed first.
- Fair River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
- Wellman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Monticello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Brookhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Tryus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wesson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hooker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnstons Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Topisaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Tilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.
Newspapers Published in Harmony ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmony, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmony.
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 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 Harmony:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Simpson County
- Walthall 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> | 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 Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |