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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 Hight (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 Hight. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Hight is located in Winston 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 Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Winston County     (The home county of Hight)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • Noxapater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
    • Plattsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Handle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Louisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hinze
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • McCool
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Ethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • Ackerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Weir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Williams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • French Camp
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <2>
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • Lynville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
    • De Kalb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lauderdale County
    • Martin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • High Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Standing Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
    • Redwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • Bogue Chitto
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pearl River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Dixon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Laurel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • House
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
      • House is located in Neshoba County
    • Neshoba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
    • Dowdville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • Mashulaville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Shuqualak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hight, with the one closest to Hight listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
    • Bradley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Scott County
    • Sebastopol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Hight ...

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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hight.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hight, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hight.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hight:

Cemeteries Near Hight ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hight.

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

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

  • Hight Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hight Cemetery
  • Noxapater Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxapater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxapater Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
  • Union Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Ridge Cemetery
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Mt. Ary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ary Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Talley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Talley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Talley Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (339 more) ...
    • Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Hill Cemetery
    • Woodruff Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<4>

While we didn't find Hight in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hight.

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

  • Noxapater
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
    • Noxapater is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
  • North Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • North Bend is located in Neshoba County
  • Plattsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • Handle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Louisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
  • Philadelphia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ocobla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocobla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
  • Fearns Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fearns Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
  • Hinze
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Preston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Kemper County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Hight) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hight. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9543, Longitude: -89.0653       In this case, the coordinates for Hight 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 Hight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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