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 Hoy (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 Hoy. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Hoy is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Hoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoy:
- Jones County (The home county of Hoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Service
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Sandersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Amy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ovett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Barnett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Shubuta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Hot Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Kola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Sanford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Seminary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Arbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Petal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goodluck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Moss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Stringer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Acme ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Kelona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Stafford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Bay Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Perry County
- Richton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Bezer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mize
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Whistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoy, see our County-by-County Page for Hoy.
Cemeteries Near Hoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoy.
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 Hoy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erratta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Windham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Hoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoy, with the one closest to Hoy listed first.
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Amy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Ellisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gitano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Heidelberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Acme ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Eucutta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Taylorsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whistler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoy.
Newspapers Published in Hoy ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoy, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hoy:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Jasper County
- Perry County
- Smith County
- Wayne 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> | 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- Hoy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |