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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 Knoxville (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 Knoxville. 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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Knoxville is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Adams, Amite, Jefferson, Lincoln & Wilkinson.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Knoxville)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.
    • Jeannette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeannette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeannette
      • From Knoxville to Jeannette
    • Washington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Washington
      • From Knoxville to Washington
    • Selma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Adams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Selma
      • From Knoxville to Selma
    • Cloverdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Natchez
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Adams County
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.
    • Crosby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gloster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <3>
    • Bewelcome
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bewelcome
      • From Knoxville to Bewelcome
    • Brookside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Olive
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Liberty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Thompson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thompson
      • From Knoxville to Thompson
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.
    • Fayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
    • Harriston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Red Lick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Lick
      • From Knoxville to Red Lick
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.
    • Rosetta
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wilkinson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilkinson
      • From Knoxville to Wilkinson
    • Centreville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <3>
    • Woodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitaker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
      • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitaker
      • From Knoxville to Whitaker
    • Turnbull
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
      • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Turnbull
      • From Knoxville to Turnbull
    • Artonish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artonish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
      • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
  • Concordia Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.
    • Vidalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairview
      • From Knoxville to Fairview
    • Ridgecrest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
      • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Sycamore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sycamore
      • From Knoxville to Sycamore
    • Bougere
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bougere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
      • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Knoxville, with the one closest to Knoxville listed first.
    • Norwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)

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

Cemeteries Near Knoxville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Knoxville.

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

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

  • Mock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knoxville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoxville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoxville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freewoods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freewoods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freewoods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middleton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Apple Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Apple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Apple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (591 more) ...
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cory Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Knoxville had a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Rosetta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • White Apple
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Darrington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darrington
    • Darrington is located in Wilkinson County
  • Coles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Coles is located in Amite County
  • Roxie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
    • Roxie is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <3>
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Kingston is located in Adams County
  • Orange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Jeannette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeannette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
    • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jeannette
    • From Knoxville to Jeannette
  • Wilkinson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wilkinson
    • From Knoxville to Wilkinson
  • Gloster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <3>
  • O'Neil
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
    • O'Neil is located in Amite County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Meadville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Doloroso
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doloroso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doloroso
      • Doloroso is located in Wilkinson County

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

Newspapers Published in Knoxville ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Knoxville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Knoxville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Knoxville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Knoxville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knoxville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Knoxville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knoxville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knoxville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3803, Longitude: -91.1173       In this case, the coordinates for Knoxville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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