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 Hobo Station (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 Hobo Station. 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 Hobo Station ...
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 Hobo Station: Hobo Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hobo Station is located in Prentiss 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 Prentiss County: Alcorn, Itawamba, Tippah, Tishomingo & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Hobo Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hobo Station:
- Prentiss County (The home county of Hobo Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- New Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Altitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Booneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Geeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Jumpertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Jacinto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Rienzi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Searcy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Glens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Hightown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Kossuth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Mantachie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eastman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Bounds Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Ballardsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Abney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Tremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Guntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Corrona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Birmingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Indian Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Mooreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Jug Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Tupelo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Plantersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Pontotoc County
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Dumas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Ripley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Paden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holcut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Golden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Burnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Oldham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Short
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Graham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Alpine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ellistown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Molino
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bishop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Denton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Franklin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Red Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Burntout
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Vina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hobo Station, see our County-by-County Page for Hobo Station.
Cemeteries Near Hobo Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hobo Station.
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 Hobo Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hobo Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- Zions Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Massey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blythes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Candler Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Marietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rhoads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Brown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of New Site.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60485 <3>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (552 more) ...
- Casey Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith - Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hobo Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hobo Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hobo Station, with the one closest to Hobo Station listed first.
- New Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Hazeldell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Kirkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Altitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Booneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ratliff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ratliff is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Geeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Guntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacinto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Rienzi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Bethany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hobo Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hobo Station.
Newspapers Published in Hobo Station ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hobo Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hobo Station, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hobo Station.
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 Hobo Station:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Prentiss County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Pontotoc County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Colbert County
- Franklin 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hobo Station) 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 Hobo Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |