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 Hickory (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 Hickory. 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 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.
Hickory is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory:
- Newton County (The home county of Hickory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Chunky
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Conehatta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lucern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Pachuta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Quitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Penantly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Verba ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Orange
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Success ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ras
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Suqualena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Vimville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Increase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Leake County
- High Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Neshoba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Tucker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ocobla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Dowdville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sebastopol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Smith County
- Sylvarena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory.
Cemeteries Near Hickory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory.
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 Hickory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Norman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hickory had a population of 294 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hickory had a population of 515 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory, with the one closest to Hickory listed first.
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Penantly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Hookston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hickory ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hickory. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hickory and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hickory.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Hickory.
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 Hickory:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Smith 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 Hickory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hickory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |