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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 Honey Island (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 Honey Island. 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 Honey Island ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Honey Island: Honey Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' 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.

Honey Island is located in Humphreys 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 Humphreys County: Holmes, Leflore, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington & Yazoo.

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

  • Humphreys County     (The home county of Honey Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Belzoni
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Jaketown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
      • Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
    • Gooden Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
      • Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
    • Isola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
      • Isola is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
    • Louise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Carroll County
    • Coila
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
  • Hinds County
    • Delta City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
      • Delta City is located in Hinds County
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Good Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
    • Pluto
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
      • Pluto is located in Holmes County
    • Mileston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
      • Mileston is located in Holmes County
    • Bee Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
      • Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
      • Bee Lake has also been known as:
      • Bee Lake Plantation
    • Gwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
      • Gwin is located in Holmes County
    • Tchula
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
      • Tchula is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
    • Tolarville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
      • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
    • Wyatt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Holmes County
    • Jones Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Keirn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keirn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
      • Keirn is located in Holmes County
    • Coxburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
    • Cruger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cruger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
      • Cruger is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Ituma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ituma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Morgan City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Morgan City is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Sidon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
      • Sidon is located in Leflore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Roebuck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
      • Roebuck is located in Leflore County
    • Itta Bena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fort Loring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
      • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Browning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Leflore County
  • Sharkey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Auter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
      • Auter is located in Sharkey County
    • Richey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
      • Richey is located in Sharkey County
    • Anguilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Nitta Yuma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
      • Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
    • Panther Burn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
      • Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
    • Mont Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mont Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
      • Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Inverness
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
      • Inverness is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Moorhead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
    • Baird
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Baird is located in Sunflower County
    • New Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Sunflower County
    • Indianola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Faisonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faisonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
      • Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
    • Heathman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
      • Heathman is located in Sunflower County
    • Sunflower
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
      • Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Murphy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Washington County
    • Willet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
      • Willet is located in Washington County
    • Hollandale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
      • Hollandale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <1>
    • Overby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
      • Overby is located in Washington County
    • Arcola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Honey Island, with the one closest to Honey Island listed first.
    • Crump
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Yazoo County
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Yazoo County
    • Eden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Pearce ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
      • Pearce is located in Yazoo County
    • Yazoo City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
      • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
      • Former names for Yazoo City:
      • Hannan's Bluff
      • Manchester
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
    • Jonestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
    • Fordyke
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
    • Evans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
    • Nod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nod. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
    • Vaughan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Anding
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
      • Anding is located in Yazoo County
    • Oil City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Yazoo County

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

Cemeteries Near Honey Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Honey Island.

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

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fullilove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fullilove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fullilove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marcella Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcella Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcella Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathena Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pluto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pluto Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pluto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (276 more) ...
    • Carson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Everet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Everet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Everet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Honey Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Honey Island.

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

  • Thornton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
    • Thornton is located in Holmes County
  • Good Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Holmes County
  • Marcella
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
    • Marcella is located in Holmes County
  • Pluto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
    • Pluto is located in Holmes County
  • Bee Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
    • Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
    • Bee Lake has also been known as:
    • Bee Lake Plantation
  • Mileston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
    • Mileston is located in Holmes County
  • Belle Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
    • Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
  • Crump
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Yazoo County
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Yazoo County
  • Tchula
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
    • Tchula is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Eden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Tolarville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
    • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
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    • Howard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Howard is located in Holmes County
    • Free Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
      • Free Run is located in Yazoo County
    • Coxburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Holmes County

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

Newspapers Published in Honey Island ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Honey Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Honey Island, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Honey Island.

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 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 Honey Island:

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

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Honey Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Honey Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Honey Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1265, Longitude: -90.3773       In this case, the coordinates for Honey Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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