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 Lightsey (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 Lightsey. 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.
Lightsey is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Lightsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lightsey:
- Wayne County (The home county of Lightsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Whistler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Matherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Chicora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Shubuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Barnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Pachuta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Quitman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Stonewall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Covington County
- Hot Coffee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Bothwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Heidelberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Kelona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Acme ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Stringer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Lake Como
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Sandersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Service
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Ellisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Amy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Perry County
- Richton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- Taylorsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Emory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Aquilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lightsey, see our County-by-County Page for Lightsey.
Cemeteries Near Lightsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lightsey.
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 Lightsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lightsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blackledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sellers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Lightsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lightsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lightsey, with the one closest to Lightsey listed first.
- Eucutta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Sandersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Whistler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Heidelberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Boice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Shubuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Ellisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Amy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lightsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lightsey.
Newspapers Published in Lightsey ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lightsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lightsey, 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 Lightsey.
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 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 Lightsey:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Perry County
- Smith County
- Choctaw 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 Lightsey, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lightsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |