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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 Hebron (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 Hebron. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hebron is located in Amite 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 Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.

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

  • Amite County     (The home county of Hebron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Thompson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • McElveen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Brookside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Glading
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Mount Olive
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Liberty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Huron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • O'Neil
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • O'Neil is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
    • Gillsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Bewelcome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
    • Gloster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Crosby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Bude
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
    • Eddiceton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • McCall Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Meadville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • White Apple
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • Knoxville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Garden City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Roxie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Norfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Cobbs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Wellman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Brookhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Caseyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Bear Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • McComb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Bacots
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Osyka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Holmesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Topisaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Smithburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Centreville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosetta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Whitaker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
  • East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Chipola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Coleman Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Greensburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
    • Tangipahoa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Fluker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hebron, with the one closest to Hebron listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill

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

Cemeteries Near Hebron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hebron.

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 Hebron - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hebron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Keith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Gardner - McKnight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • East Fork Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brown Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hughey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marsalis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (854 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Nunnery Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Old Good Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

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

  • East Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • East Fork is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
  • Thompson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  • Smithdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Smithdale is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Huron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Zion Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion Hill is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
  • Little Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Little Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
  • Summit
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Fernwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fernwood is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
  • McComb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • O'Neil
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • O'Neil is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gillsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
    • Magnolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnstons Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station

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

Newspapers Published in Hebron ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hebron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hebron, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hebron.

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 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 Hebron:

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 Hebron, 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 from Point A (ie- Hebron) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.