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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 Leakesville (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 Leakesville. 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 hospitals and 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.

Leakesville is located in Greene County and is the County Seat.

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 Greene County: Mobile (AL), Washington (AL), George, Perry & Wayne.

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

  • Greene County     (The home county of Leakesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leakesville, with the one closest to Leakesville listed first.
    • Clark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Brown Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County
    • Avera
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Carson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • McLain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • State Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leakesville, with the one closest to Leakesville listed first.
    • Bexley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in George County
    • Lucedale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
      • Lucedale is located in George County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
    • Agricola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Howell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in George County
  • Jackson County
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
      • Americus is located in Jackson County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leakesville, with the one closest to Leakesville listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Richton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wingate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • New Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <2>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leakesville, with the one closest to Leakesville listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Robinsons Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
    • Clara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wayne County
  • Mobile County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leakesville, with the one closest to Leakesville listed first.
    • Citronelle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Gulfcrest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Wilmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
    • Chunchula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
  • Washington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leakesville, with the one closest to Leakesville listed first.
    • Escatawpa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
      • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Deer Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
      • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Vinegar Bend
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
      • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Fruitdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Yellow Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Tibbie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
      • Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Sims Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Seaboard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Chatom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
      • Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <2>
    • Fairford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Copeland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
      • Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Hawthorn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leakesville ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leakesville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leakesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leakesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leakesville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Leakesville.

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 helpful 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 Leakesville:

Cemeteries Near Leakesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leakesville.

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

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

  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • East Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Salem Cemetery
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
  • Maple - McLeod Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple - McLeod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple - McLeod Cemetery
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
  • Hillman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillman Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
  • Maples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maples Cemetery
  • Continue List   (241 more) ...
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Rounsaville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rounsaville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rounsaville Cemetery
    • Sandy Branch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Branch Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leakesville had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Leakesville had a population of 868 people.

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

  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Greene County
  • Escatawpa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Deer Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Vinegar Bend
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Avera
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Leaf
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
  • Yellow Pine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
  • Kittrell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Greene County
  • Citronelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • State Line
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Henderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Wayne County
    • Sims Chapel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Chunchula
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Fairford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
      • Fairford is located in Washington County (AL)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leakesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leakesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leakesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1545, Longitude: -88.5582       In this case, the coordinates for Leakesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Leakesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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