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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 Lake (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 is primarily located in Scott County. A portion of Lake extends into Newton 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 Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest
      • From Lake to Forest
    • Raworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Harperville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sebastopol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
    • Hunter Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Kalem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Lake to Clifton
    • Morton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <2>
    • Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beach
      • From Lake to Beach
    • Cash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cash
      • From Lake to Cash
    • Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cooperville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Ludlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
    • Lost Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
      • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lost Gap
      • From Lake to Lost Gap
    • Suqualena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • High Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Lake to High Hill
    • Walnut Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuscola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Lena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Carthage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Dixon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Lake to Dixon
    • Neshoba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dowdville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • House
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hope
      • From Lake to Hope
    • Tucker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Lake to Tucker
    • Pearl River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Conehatta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Newton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lucern
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stamper
      • From Lake to Stamper
    • Hickory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Chunky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Rankin County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake, with the one closest to Lake listed first.
    • Burns
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burns
      • From Lake to Burns
    • Sylvarena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Polkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Raleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bezer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bezer
      • From Lake to Bezer
    • Mineral Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Daniel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake.

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

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

  • Lake City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Futchs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Futchs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Futchs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bufkin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gatewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Summers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...
    • Decedar Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evans Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake had a population of 190 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lake had a population of 327 people.

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

  • Lawrence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
  • Norris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Norris is located in Scott County
  • Conehatta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Forest
    • From Lake to Forest
  • Piketown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
    • Piketown is located in Scott County
  • Homewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Scott County
  • Lucern
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Scott County
  • Raworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hays
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Scott County
  • Damascus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Scott County
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewells Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
      • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Garlandsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lake ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake.

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 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 Lake:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3448, Longitude: -89.3259    
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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