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 Horseshoe (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 Horseshoe. 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Horseshoe is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Horseshoe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horseshoe:
- Scott County (The home county of Horseshoe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Sebastopol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Cash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Raworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Ludlow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Morton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Success ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Garlandsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Lena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Coosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Saint Ann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Madison County
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Dowdville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Laurel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Neshoba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Philadelphia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ocobla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Lucern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Conehatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Pelahatchie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Trenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Polkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Plattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Vowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horseshoe, see our County-by-County Page for Horseshoe.
Cemeteries Near Horseshoe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horseshoe.
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 Horseshoe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horseshoe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Damascus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Britt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fuston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- True Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Horseshoe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Horseshoe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horseshoe, with the one closest to Horseshoe listed first.
- Damascus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Sebastopol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piketown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Harperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- High Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Lillian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Standing Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Free Trade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Free Trade is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
- Madden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madden is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
- Cash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horseshoe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horseshoe.
Newspapers Published in Horseshoe ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horseshoe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horseshoe, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horseshoe.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Horseshoe:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Rankin County
- Smith County
- Winston 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 Horseshoe, 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' (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- Horseshoe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |