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 Linwood (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 Linwood. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Linwood is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Linwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Linwood:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Linwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Nod
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Vaughan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Fordyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Anding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bentonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Dover ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Sallis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Goodman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Jones Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pluto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Mileston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Lake City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Leake County
- Saint Ann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Mannsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Goshen Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Sand Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Fannin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Scott County
- Ludlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Linwood, see our County-by-County Page for Linwood.
Cemeteries Near Linwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Linwood.
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 Linwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Linwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ellison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blaylock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alsop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Linwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Linwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Linwood, with the one closest to Linwood listed first.
- Deasonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Vaughan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Fordyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Myrleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sharpsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Cobbville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Zeiglerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Linwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Linwood.
Newspapers Published in Linwood ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Linwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Linwood, 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 Linwood.
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 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 Linwood:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott 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 Linwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Linwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |