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 Herbert Springs (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 Herbert Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Herbert Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Herbert Springs: Herbert Spgs. (or less commonly used: Herbert Spngs. or Herbert Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Herbert Springs is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Herbert Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Herbert Springs:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Herbert Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ocobla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Neshoba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Bogue Chitto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Dowdville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Clarke County
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Garlandsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- De Kalb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Scooba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Nellieburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lost Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Vimville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- High Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chunky
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lucern
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Pine Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Conehatta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Noxubee County
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Sebastopol
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Handle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Plattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Fearns Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Noxapater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Herbert Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Herbert Springs.
Cemeteries Near Herbert Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herbert Springs.
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 Herbert Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Herbert Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trussel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Herbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Herbert Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Herbert Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Herbert Springs, with the one closest to Herbert Springs listed first.
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- House
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Tucker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Prismatic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
- Ocobla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Hookston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Herbert Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Herbert Springs.
Newspapers Published in Herbert Springs ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herbert Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herbert Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herbert Springs.
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 Herbert Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Herbert Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Herbert Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |