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 Kewanee (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 Kewanee. 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 hospitals 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.
Kewanee is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Kewanee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kewanee:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Kewanee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lockhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Whynot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Vimville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Increase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Daleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Nellieburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- De Kalb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Giles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Scooba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Newton County
- Chunky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Pushmataha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Cromwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jachin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Pelham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Choctaw City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Red Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Lavaca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Tompkinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Needham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Greene County (AL)
- Miller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Marengo County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Myrtlewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Kinterbish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Intercourse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Derby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bellamy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Whitfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Brewersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kewanee, see our County-by-County Page for Kewanee.
Cemeteries Near Kewanee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kewanee.
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 Kewanee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kewanee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cagus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pigford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McMurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McElroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hearn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kewanee had a population of 18 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kewanee, with the one closest to Kewanee listed first.
- Cuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Dove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Whynot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Kinterbish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Lockhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Vimville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Topton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Tamola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
- Gaston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gaston is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
- Kemper Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Enondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Lizelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kewanee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kewanee.
Newspapers Published in Kewanee ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kewanee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kewanee, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kewanee.
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 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 Kewanee:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Kemper County
- Newton County
- Choctaw County
- Greene County
- Marengo County
- Sumter 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> | 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 Kewanee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Kewanee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |