Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hashuqua. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hashuqua to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hashuqua, 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 Hashuqua (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 Hashuqua. 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 and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hashuqua is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Hashuqua. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hashuqua:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Hashuqua)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Mashulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Shuqualak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Deerbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Cooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Ravine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Choctaw County
- Ackerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Lynville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Wahalak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Scooba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <3>
- Binnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Electric Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Rio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Sucarnoochee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sucarnoochee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Giles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Porterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Daleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Crawford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
- Artesia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Ocobla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Philadelphia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Pearl River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
- Bradley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Longview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Sessums
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sessums. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
- Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <3>
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Handle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Noxapater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Hinze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Vowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Pickens County (AL)
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Sumter County (AL)
- Geiger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hashuqua, see our County-by-County Page for Hashuqua.
Cemeteries Near Hashuqua ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hashuqua.
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 Hashuqua covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Field Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Choctaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choctaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choctaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Warr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hailey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Tubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ruff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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.
Hashuqua itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 17 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hashuqua, with the one closest to Hashuqua listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fearns Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Handle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Gholson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Mashulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Peden ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- North Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Shuqualak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Noxapater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
- Noxapater is located in Winston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>
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- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahalak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hashuqua. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hashuqua.
Newspapers Published in Hashuqua ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hashuqua.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hashuqua, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hashuqua.
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 Hashuqua:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Choctaw County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Hashuqua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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- Hashuqua) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hashuqua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9946, Longitude: -88.8062 In this case, the coordinates for Hashuqua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |