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 King And Anderson (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 King And Anderson. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
King And Anderson is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near King And Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to King And Anderson:
- Coahoma County (The home county of King And Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Coahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Eagles Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Rich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Powell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Lula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Alligator
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Round Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Perthshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Mound Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Mims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Crenshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Askew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Ballentine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Lambert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Falcon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Vance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Sledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Bobo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Crowder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Sunflower County
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Tutwiler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Clayton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tunica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas County (AR)
- Saint Charles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Phillips Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- LaGrange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Elaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Helena - West Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Latour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Latour is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lambrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to King And Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for King And Anderson.
Cemeteries Near King And Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of King And Anderson.
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 King And Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for King And Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Old Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Aaron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aaron Cemetery
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Aaron Church Cemetery
- Moten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saunders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armistead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find King And Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of King And Anderson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from King And Anderson, with the one closest to King And Anderson listed first.
- Dickerson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Stovall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clarksdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Coahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sherard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Eagles Nest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Matagorda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Matagorda is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Modoc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Bobo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around King And Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around King And Anderson.
Newspapers Published in King And Anderson ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around King And Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of King And Anderson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for King And Anderson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 King And Anderson:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tunica County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Phillips 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> | 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 King And Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- King And Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |