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 Horatio (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 Horatio. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Horatio is located in Panola 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 Panola County: Lafayette, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Horatio. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horatio:
- Panola County (The home county of Horatio)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Ballentine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Longtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Askew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Batesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapeltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Mims
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Rich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Jonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eagles Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Powell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Coahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Cub Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Alphaba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Hernando
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Bright
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Nesbit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Harmontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Alesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Taylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Chulahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Sledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Marks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Vance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Goode
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Senatobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Looxahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Arkabutla
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Aiken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Tyro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Evansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- North Tunica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Banks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horatio, see our County-by-County Page for Horatio.
Cemeteries Near Horatio ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horatio.
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 Horatio - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horatio covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Star Place - Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGehees Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McIver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McIvor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Askew Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Horatio in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horatio.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horatio, with the one closest to Horatio listed first.
- Pleasant Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Longtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapeltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Senatobia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Strayhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Lespedeza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Central Academy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Looxahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Marks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horatio. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horatio.
Newspapers Published in Horatio ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horatio.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horatio, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horatio.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Horatio:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Panola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Yalobusha 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> | 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 Horatio, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horatio) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |