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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 Hatley (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 Hatley. 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 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 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.

Hatley is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.

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

  • Monroe County     (The home county of Hatley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Amory
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
      • Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
    • Splunge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splunge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
      • Splunge is located in Monroe County
    • Greenwood Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Riggins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
      • Riggins is located in Monroe County
    • Wren
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Monroe County
    • New Wren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
      • New Wren is located in Monroe County
    • Gattman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Aberdeen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Nettleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <1>
    • Hamilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Gibson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Egypt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
    • Okolona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Van Vleet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
      • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Vinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • Una
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
      • Una is located in Clay County
    • Abbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • West Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Siloam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
  • Holmes County
    • Egypt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
  • Itawamba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Carolina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Carolina is located in Itawamba County
    • Abney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
      • Abney is located in Itawamba County
    • Greenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
    • Fulton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
      • Fulton is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <1>
    • Tremont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Tremont is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <1>
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Itawamba County
    • Mantachie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantachie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantachie
      • Mantachie is located in Itawamba County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantachie <1>
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Richmond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Lee County
    • Shannon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mooreville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Mooreville is located in Lee County
    • Plantersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <1>
    • Verona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <1>
    • Tupelo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bissell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
      • Bissell is located in Lee County
    • Indian Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <1>
    • Kolola Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
      • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Detroit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • Sulligent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <1>
    • Bedford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
    • Beaverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <1>
    • Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>
    • Hightogy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
      • Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
  • Marion County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatley, with the one closest to Hatley listed first.
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
    • Hamilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Guin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
      • Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Hatley ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hatley, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hatley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hatley:

Cemeteries Near Hatley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatley.

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 Hatley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gilleylen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilleylen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilleylen Cemetery
  • Gilleylen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilleylen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilleylen Cemetery
  • Boggan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggan Cemetery
  • Posey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Posey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Posey Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Greenbrier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Cemetery
  • Camp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
  • Haughton Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haughton Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haughton Memorial Park
  • Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
  • Howell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
  • Smithville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (452 more) ...
    • Dunlap Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunlap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunlap Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Lann Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lann Cemetery

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 Hatley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hatley.

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

  • Amory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Acker ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
    • Acker is located in Monroe County
  • Greenbrier ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbrier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
    • Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
  • Quincy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Monroe County
  • Smithville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bigbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
    • Bigbee is located in Monroe County
  • Splunge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splunge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
    • Splunge is located in Monroe County
  • Beeks ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
    • Beeks is located in Monroe County
  • Riggins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
    • Riggins is located in Monroe County
  • Central Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
    • Central Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Aberdeen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gattman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
    • Gattman is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cardsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardsville
      • Cardsville is located in Itawamba County
    • Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
      • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Evergreen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Itawamba County

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

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org

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

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>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.
<3>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- Hatley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hatley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9774, Longitude: -88.4186       In this case, the coordinates for Hatley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Hatley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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