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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 Leavell Woods (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 Leavell Woods. 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 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.

Leavell Woods is located in Hinds 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 Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.

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

  • Hinds County     (The home county of Leavell Woods)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leavell Woods, with the one closest to Leavell Woods listed first.
    • Choctaw Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Jackson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Byram
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • North Town Plaza
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
    • Terry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Raymond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Bolton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bolton is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Oakley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oakley is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Brownsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Learned
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leavell Woods, with the one closest to Leavell Woods listed first.
    • Crystal Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hopewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Carpenter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leavell Woods, with the one closest to Leavell Woods listed first.
    • Ridgeland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twelve Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
    • Mannsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Flora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Flora is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <1>
    • Adelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Adelle is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
    • Kearney Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kearney Park is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
    • Madisonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maris Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Mill Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leavell Woods, with the one closest to Leavell Woods listed first.
    • Richland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pearson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pearson is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
    • Pearl
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pearl is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <1>
    • Flowood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Florence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Whites
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Whites is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Clear Branch
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • King
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • King is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Brandon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alonzo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
    • Fannin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Cato
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cato is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Scott County
    • Cooperville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leavell Woods, with the one closest to Leavell Woods listed first.
    • Braxton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Braxton is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • D'Lo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
    • Mendenhall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith County
    • Daniel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
  • Yazoo County
    • Bentonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Leavell Woods ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leavell Woods.

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 Leavell Woods - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leavell Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jackson Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Willow Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McGowen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (305 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Leavell Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leavell Woods.

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

  • Van Winkle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
  • Jackson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pearson is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
  • McRaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McRaven is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
  • Monterey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Monterey is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Greenfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenfield is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Tougaloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cynthia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cynthia is located in Hinds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
  • Terry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Whites
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Whites is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Raymond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palestine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • King
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • King is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King

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

Newspapers Published in Leavell Woods ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leavell Woods.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leavell Woods, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leavell Woods.

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 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 Leavell Woods:

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>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.
<3>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 Leavell Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Leavell Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.