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 Humber (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 Humber. 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 and hospitals 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.
Humber is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Humber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Humber:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Humber)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Friars Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Sunflower Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Coahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
- Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <3>
- Hopson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Eagles Nest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagles Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jonestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Africa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Lula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <3>
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Alligator
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Hushpuckena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Deeson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Shelby
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Perthshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Winstonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gunnison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Mound Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
- Waxhaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Merigold
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
- Merigold is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <3>
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Lambert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <3>
- Yarbrough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Vance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Sledge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Bobo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Rome
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Tutwiler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
- Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <3>
- Sumner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Saint Charles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
- Ethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Desha County (AR)
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Phillips Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (AR)
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Elaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
- Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <3>
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Oneida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Mellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Lambrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Helena - West Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Huma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Barton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Crumrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Humber, see our County-by-County Page for Humber.
Cemeteries Near Humber ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Humber.
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 Humber covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Humber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Traveler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Traveler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonesome Pine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonesome Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pee Dee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pee Dee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sycamore Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sycamore Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Moten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moten Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Claire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Claire Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Claire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Nathan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nathan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Dickerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dickerson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dickerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Aaron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Aaron Cemetery
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Aaron Church Cemetery
- Nathan Cemetery
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 Humber in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Humber.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Humber, with the one closest to Humber listed first.
- Stovall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Sherard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Dickerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Modoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Friars Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Sunflower Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Lyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
- Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <3>
- Hillhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Alligator
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Coahoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Humber. See our List of 1890's Communities around Humber.
Newspapers Published in Humber ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Humber.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Humber, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Humber.
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 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 Humber:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Quitman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sunflower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tallahatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tunica County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Arkansas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Desha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bolivar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Coahoma County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Humber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Humber, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Humber) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Humber. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2807, Longitude: -90.7034 In this case, the coordinates for Humber have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |