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 Springs (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 Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Little Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Little Springs: Little Spgs. (or less commonly used: Little Spngs. or Little Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Little Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals 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.
Little Springs is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Adams, Amite, Jefferson, Lincoln & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Little Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Springs:
- Franklin County (The home county of Little Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- McCall Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Roxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Garden City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Brookside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- O'Neil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Bewelcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Glading
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Crosby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gloster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Wesson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Harriston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Lawrence County
- Verna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Cobbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Norfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Caseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Brookhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- New Sight
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Montgomery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Topisaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Chatawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Holmesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Centreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Little Springs.
Cemeteries Near Little Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Cotton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Bude.
- The Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61256 <3>
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westbrook Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (755 more) ...
- O Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byrds Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cruise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Little Springs had a population of 157 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Springs, with the one closest to Little Springs listed first.
- Smithdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Zion Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Veto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Kennolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
- East Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Norfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Johnstons Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bewelcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Summit
(17 miles [27.4 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 Little Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Springs.
Newspapers Published in Little Springs ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Springs.
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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Copiah County
- Jefferson County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
- East Feliciana Parish
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |