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 Howard (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 Howard. 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.
Howard is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Howard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Howard:
- Holmes County (The home county of Howard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Jones Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Gwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Mileston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Ituma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Bee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Keirn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Possumneck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Newport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Rocky Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Zemuly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Coila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Vaiden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Belzoni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jaketown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Gooden Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Isola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Sidon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Morgan City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Roebuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Fort Loring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Browning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Sharpsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharkey County
- Auter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Inverness
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Moorhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Baird
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Washington County
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Fordyke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Crump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Evans
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- 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>
- Vaughan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Jonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Nod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Howard, see our County-by-County Page for Howard.
Cemeteries Near Howard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Howard.
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 Howard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Howard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clifton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tredwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boatwright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Lexington.
- The Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Cemetery
- Oregon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cunliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Howard had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Howard, with the one closest to Howard listed first.
- Tchula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Mileston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Good Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Eulogy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Marcella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ituma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Bee Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Keirn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zeiglerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Ebenezer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Howard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Howard.
Newspapers Published in Howard ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Howard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Howard, 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 Howard.
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 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 Howard:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Yazoo 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Howard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Howard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |