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 Lauderdale (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 Lauderdale. 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.
Lauderdale is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Lauderdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lauderdale:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Lauderdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauderdale, with the one closest to Lauderdale listed first.
- Lockhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whynot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Nellieburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Increase
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Collinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarke County
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauderdale, with the one closest to Lauderdale listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- De Kalb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scooba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Giles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Rio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Wahalak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Binnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Lynville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Neshoba County
- House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Newton County
- Chunky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauderdale, with the one closest to Lauderdale listed first.
- Cromwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Pushmataha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Lisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jachin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Pelham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Greene County (AL)
- Miller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lauderdale, with the one closest to Lauderdale listed first.
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Boyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Kinterbish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Emelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Intercourse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Livingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sumterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Arrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Bellamy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lauderdale, see our County-by-County Page for Lauderdale.
Cemeteries Near Lauderdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lauderdale.
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 Lauderdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lauderdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lauderdale, with the one closest to Lauderdale listed first.
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Segars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hearn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Pack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Lauderdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lauderdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lauderdale, with the one closest to Lauderdale listed first.
- Lockhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Tamola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
- Topton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Kemper Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Kewanee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Dove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Enondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
- Lizelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
- Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Daleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Porterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Bailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lauderdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lauderdale.
Newspapers Published in Lauderdale ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lauderdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lauderdale, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lauderdale.
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 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 Lauderdale:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Kemper County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Choctaw County
- Greene County
- Sumter 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 Lauderdale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lauderdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |