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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 Knoxo (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 Knoxo. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Knoxo is located in Walthall 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 Walthall County: Washington (LA), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion & Pike.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Knoxo. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Knoxo:

  • Walthall County     (The home county of Knoxo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.
    • Tylertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
      • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <2>
    • Sartinville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.
    • Oak Vale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Bassfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.
    • Tilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
    • Arm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <2>
  • Lincoln County
    • Wellman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.
    • Kokomo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Expose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
      • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Goss
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Marion County
    • Pinebur
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.
    • Smithburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Holmesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Topisaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Bacots
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Magnolia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Bear Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • McComb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Chatawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Osyka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Osyka is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <2>
    • Summit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Wilmer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.
    • Pine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Angie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
    • Mount Hermon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <2>
    • Franklinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Varnado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <2>
    • Sunny Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Stoney Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Bogalusa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <2>
    • Enon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Lees Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Knoxo, see our County-by-County Page for Knoxo.

Cemeteries Near Knoxo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knoxo.

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 Knoxo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.

  • Knoxo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoxo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoxo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elisha Crawford Holmes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elisha Crawford Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elisha Crawford Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elisha Holmes Sr. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elisha Holmes Sr. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elisha Holmes Sr. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pittman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jessie C Fortenberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessie C Fortenberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessie C Fortenberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oral Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oral Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stogner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stogner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stogner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crystal Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnage Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnage Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnage Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (634 more) ...
    • Kokomo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kokomo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kokomo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Damascus Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Damascus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Knoxo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Knoxo.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Knoxo, with the one closest to Knoxo listed first.

  • Pickwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Smithburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
  • Spring Cottage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
  • Holmesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Goss
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Topisaw
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Mount Hermon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <2>
  • Tilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
  • Franklinton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Vale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Sunny Hill
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ruth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Lincoln County
    • Bailey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Fernwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
      • Fernwood is located in Pike County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Knoxo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Knoxo.

Newspapers Published in Knoxo ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knoxo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knoxo, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knoxo.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Knoxo:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knoxo. 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>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 Knoxo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Knoxo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knoxo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1355, Longitude: -90.0462       In this case, the coordinates for Knoxo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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