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 Kongo (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 Kongo. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Kongo is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Kongo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kongo:
- Washington County (The home county of Kongo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Willet
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Overby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Avon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Byrne City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Leland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunleith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Bolivar County
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Pluto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bee Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Good Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Gwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Tolarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Wyatt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Gooden Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Louise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Isola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Silver City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jaketown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Booth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Leflore County
- Morgan City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Auter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Panther Burn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Anguilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Lorenzen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Blanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Inverness
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Heathman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Baird
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Indianola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Moorhead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Faisonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Crump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Kearney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Jonestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Chicot County (AR)
- Eudora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kongo, see our County-by-County Page for Kongo.
Cemeteries Near Kongo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kongo.
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 Kongo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kongo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Mt. Gideon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Delta City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Section 16 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clitonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgia Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vickland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Foundation Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Fourmile Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cameta Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Kongo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kongo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kongo, with the one closest to Kongo listed first.
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Auter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Overby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Panther Burn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Percy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Nitta Yuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Warsaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Anguilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Grace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lorenzen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kongo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kongo.
Newspapers Published in Kongo ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kongo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kongo, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kongo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kongo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Yazoo County
- Chicot 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 Kongo, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kongo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |