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 Jonestown (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 Jonestown. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Jonestown 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 Jonestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonestown:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Jonestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Eagles Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Coahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Rich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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 <2>
- Clarksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Friars Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Hopson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Roundaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Alligator
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Hushpuckena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Round Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Mims
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Crenshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Crenshaw is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <2>
- Askew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Longtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Chapeltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Batesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Batesville is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batesville <2>
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Marks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 <2>
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Sledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Bobo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Vance
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Crowder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower County
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Rome
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Tutwiler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- 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 <2>
- Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Albin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Evansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Tunica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
- Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <2>
- North Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Phillips Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- LaGrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Helena - West Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- 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
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Huma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - West Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
- West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <2>
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Lakeview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Wabash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Elaine
(22 miles [35.4 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 <2>
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Latour
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Lexa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jonestown.
Newspapers Published in Jonestown ...
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 Jonestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonestown, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonestown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Jonestown:
- 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
- Panola 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
- Lee 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
Cemeteries Near Jonestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonestown.
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 Jonestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Jonestown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonestown Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alcorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alcorn Cemetery
- Coahoma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coahoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coahoma Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
- Chrestman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrestman Cemetery
- Chrestman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chrestman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chrestman Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heavenly Rest Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Lyon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heavenly Rest Cemetery
- Gleason Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gleason Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gleason Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Mariah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
- Belen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belen Cemetery
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Montroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montroy Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
- Saunders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunders Cemetery
- Montroy 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jonestown had a population of 286 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Jonestown had a population of 1,070 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Matagorda
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Eagles Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Coahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- 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 <2>
- Clover Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Belen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Rich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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 <2>
- Clarksdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Friars Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- 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
- Dickerson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Marks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- 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 <2>
- Stovall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Powell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonestown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonestown. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jonestown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3222, Longitude: -90.4543 In this case, the coordinates for Jonestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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 Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |