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 Little Italy (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 Little Italy. 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 and hospitals 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.
Little Italy 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 Little Italy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Italy:
- Scott County (The home county of Little Italy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harperville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Raworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Sebastopol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hunter Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Morton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Cash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Success ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Garlandsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Montrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Verba ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Louin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Penantly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Ras
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- High Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Standing Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Redwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Dixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Neshoba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dowdville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Pearl River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Tucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Conehatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Hickory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chunky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Pelahatchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Galilee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Burns
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Polkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Sylvarena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Bezer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Italy, see our County-by-County Page for Little Italy.
Cemeteries Near Little Italy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Italy.
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 Little Italy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Italy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Lake City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408790 <2>
- Dennis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Futchs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eastern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gatewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <2>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eureka Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Amis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carr Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Decedar Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
While we didn't find Little Italy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Italy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Italy, with the one closest to Little Italy listed first.
- Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Norris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Lawrence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conehatta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Homewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Harperville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Raworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Sebastopol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Italy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Italy.
Newspapers Published in Little Italy ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Italy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Italy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Italy.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Little Italy:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Rankin County
- Smith 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> | 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> | 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- Little Italy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Little Italy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |