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 Lake Center (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 Lake Center. 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 Lake Center ...
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 Lake Center: Lk. Center
- You might see Lake Centre instead of Lake Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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 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.
Lake Center is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Tate, Union, Fayette (TN) & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Center:
- Marshall County (The home county of Lake Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Potts Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Atway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Laws Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Red Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Taska
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hickory Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Lake Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Ingrams Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Alphaba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Altus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Alesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Cornish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Thaxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ecru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Turnpike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Wyatte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tyro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Gravestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Blue Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Whitten Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Falkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Tiplersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Darden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Molino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Mound City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Forty Five
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- La Grange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grand Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Piperton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Hardeman County (TN)
- Saulsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- Collierville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Center, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Center.
Cemeteries Near Lake Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Center.
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 Lake Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Boatwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Temperance Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Teamor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sauls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Potts Camp.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57977 <3>
- Finley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (502 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chewalla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Lake Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Center, with the one closest to Lake Center listed first.
- Potts Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colbert is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
- Hickory Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Mahon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahon
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Laws Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Center.
Newspapers Published in Lake Center ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Center, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Center.
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 websites either 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 Lake Center:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Lake Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |