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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Homochitto. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Homochitto to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Homochitto, please Contact Us.
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 Homochitto (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 Homochitto. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Homochitto is historic, it would have been located within present day Issaquena 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 Issaquena County: East Carroll (LA), Sharkey, Warren, Washington & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Homochitto. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Homochitto:
- Issaquena County (The home county of Homochitto)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Mayersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Booth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Chotard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- Louise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Cary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Rolling Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lorenzen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Blanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Mont Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Smedes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Anguilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Richey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Byrne City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Overby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- James
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Hollandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Willet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Murphy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Yazoo County
- Kearney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Lake Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Transylvania
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sondheimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Omega
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Ashly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Kilbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Pioneer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fiske
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Darnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Epps
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Homochitto, see our County-by-County Page for Homochitto.
Cemeteries Near Homochitto ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Homochitto.
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 Homochitto - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Homochitto covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tyrone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heavenly Rest Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gailliard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Danover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weathers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- King Solomon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Sweet Canaan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Panola Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Way Way Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benjamin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Homochitto in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Homochitto.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Homochitto, with the one closest to Homochitto listed first.
- Mayersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Benham ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Tallula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Lake Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Egremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Pilcher Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Shelburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Rolling Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lorenzen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Glen Allan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
- Blanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Homochitto. See our List of 1890's Communities around Homochitto.
Newspapers Published in Homochitto ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Homochitto.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Homochitto, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Homochitto.
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 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 Homochitto:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Issaquena County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Yazoo County
- Chicot County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Homochitto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 'straight-line' (or 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- Homochitto) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |