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 Kolbs Ferry (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 Kolbs Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Kolbs Ferry is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Kolbs Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kolbs Ferry:
- Lowndes County (The home county of Kolbs Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Caledonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kolola Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bent Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Artesia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw County
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Abbott
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Mhoons Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Una
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Cedar Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- Carolina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gattman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Muldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Acker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Hatley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Splunge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Amory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Ales ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Clayton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sessums
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Belk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Ashcraft Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Hightogy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fernbank
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sulligent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Beaverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ethelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- McShan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Archer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Reform
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kolbs Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Kolbs Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Kolbs Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kolbs Ferry.
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 Kolbs Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kolbs Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Botters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Egger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Military Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Seely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seely Cemetery
- The Seely Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Seeley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1474223 <2>
- Sullivan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (392 more) ...
- Marchbanks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asbury Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Kolbs Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kolbs Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kolbs Ferry, with the one closest to Kolbs Ferry listed first.
- Caledonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Steens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Steens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
- Molloy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Molloy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molloy
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Star is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Binford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kolbs Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kolbs Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Kolbs Ferry ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kolbs Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kolbs Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kolbs Ferry.
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 Kolbs Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lowndes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Monroe County
- Oktibbeha County
- Fayette County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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 Kolbs Ferry, 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- Kolbs Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |