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 Hiwannee (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 Hiwannee. 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 doctors and 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.
Hiwannee is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Hiwannee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hiwannee:
- Wayne County (The home county of Hiwannee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Matherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Clara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Chicora
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Mulberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Shubuta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Stonewall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- State Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Stafford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kelona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Orange
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Moss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Rose Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Acme ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Sandersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ovett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Emory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Aquilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Okatuppa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Bolinger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Gilbertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cullomburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Toxey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Red Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Copeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Healing Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hiwannee, see our County-by-County Page for Hiwannee.
Cemeteries Near Hiwannee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hiwannee.
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 Hiwannee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hiwannee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Menasco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chaparral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Billie Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Gandy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Hiwannee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hiwannee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hiwannee, with the one closest to Hiwannee listed first.
- Shubuta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Boice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Matherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Whistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Eucutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Carmichael
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Isney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hiwannee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiwannee.
Newspapers Published in Hiwannee ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiwannee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hiwannee, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hiwannee.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hiwannee:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Choctaw County
- Washington 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 Hiwannee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hiwannee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |