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 Kings Corner (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 Kings Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Kings Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Kings Corner: Kings Cor. (or less commonly used: Kings Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Kings Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Corner may originally have been King's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Corner might be written as King Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kings Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Kings Corner is located in Panola 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 Panola County: Lafayette, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Kings Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Corner:
- Panola County (The home county of Kings Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Longtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ballentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Crenshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Askew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Terza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Chapeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Mims
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Pope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Rich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jonestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Powell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Eagles Nest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Coahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Cub Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Alphaba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Hernando
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Bright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Nesbit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Lake Cormorant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Aldens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Glover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Harmontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Alesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Chulahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Sledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Marks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goode
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Arkabutla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Clayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Tunica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Tunica
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Austin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Banks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Phillips County (AR)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Corner.
Cemeteries Near Kings Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings Corner.
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 Kings Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- McGehees Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Peach Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Askew Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McIver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Como Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Star Place - Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Kings Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Corner, with the one closest to Kings Corner listed first.
- Longtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Senatobia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Strayhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
- Arkabutla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Terza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Lespedeza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chapeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Corner.
Newspapers Published in Kings Corner ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Corner, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kings Corner.
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 Kings Corner:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Panola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Phillips County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kings Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kings Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |