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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 Lillian (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 Lillian. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Lillian is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Lillian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Clifton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Harperville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Cash
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Raworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Ludlow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Forest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kalem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Morton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sebastopol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
    • Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Success is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Lena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tuscola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Walnut Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Standing Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Carthage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • High Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Redwater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Saint Ann
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Coosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Madisonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Maris Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Cobbville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Canton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mill Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Dowdville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Laurel Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dixon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Neshoba
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Pearl River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Philadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Conehatta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Lucern
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Pine Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
    • Decatur
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Pelahatchie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sand Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Fannin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Brandon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillian, with the one closest to Lillian listed first.
    • Polkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Trenton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Burns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Daniel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel

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

Cemeteries Near Lillian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lillian.

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 Lillian - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lebanon Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hayes Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Duncan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lena Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Latham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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 in 1895, Lillian had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hillsboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Harperville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Harperville is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
  • Cash
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
  • Lena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beach is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuscola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Raworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
  • Damascus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Damascus is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
  • Good Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Piketown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Piketown is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Hays
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hays is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Ludlow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Morton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lillian ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lillian.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lillian, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lillian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lillian:

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 Lillian, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lillian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.