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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Leakesville is located in Greene County and is the County Seat.
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 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.
- Hillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Clark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Brown Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Avera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Carson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Bothwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- McLain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- 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)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Agricola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Jackson County
- Americus ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- 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)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- 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)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Chicora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clara
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- 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)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Wilmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- 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)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Fruitdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Yellow Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Tibbie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Sims Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Seaboard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Chatom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <1>
- Fairford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Copeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Hawthorn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leakesville, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
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 Leakesville - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple - McLeod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maples Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rounsaville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
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)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Escatawpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Avera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Leaf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Yellow Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Kittrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Citronelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Sims Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Chunchula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Fairford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairford is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
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.
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]<3> of Leakesville.
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 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 Leakesville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Mobile County
- Washington 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 Leakesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Leakesville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |