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 Heritage Colony (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 Heritage Colony. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Heritage Colony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heritage Colony:
- Oktibbeha County (The home county of Heritage Colony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Starkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sessums
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clayton Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Adaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Double Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Maben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Chickasaw County
- Woodland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Ackerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Weir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mhoons Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Pheba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Beasley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Whites
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Vinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Una
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Artesia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Monroe County
- Muldon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mashulaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Deerbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Ravine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Mathiston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Sapa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Clarkson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Mantee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Fame
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Eupora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Noxapater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heritage Colony, see our County-by-County Page for Heritage Colony.
Cemeteries Near Heritage Colony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heritage Colony.
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 Heritage Colony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heritage Colony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Community Club Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colcolough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sessums Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Heritage Colony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heritage Colony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heritage Colony, with the one closest to Heritage Colony listed first.
- Oktoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Starkville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sessums
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Longview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Artesia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Loakfoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
- Osborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Lynn Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Betheden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Betheden is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heritage Colony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heritage Colony.
Newspapers Published in Heritage Colony ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heritage Colony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heritage Colony, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heritage Colony.
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 either 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 Heritage Colony:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Oktibbeha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Webster 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heritage Colony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Heritage Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |