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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 Lockhart (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 Lockhart. 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 and 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.

Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.

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

  • Lauderdale County     (The home county of Lockhart)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • Russell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Daleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Smith
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Vimville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meridian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellieburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Hookston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Lockhart to Hookston
    • Suqualena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Whynot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
    • Martin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
    • Stonewall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper County
    • Fellowship ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
      • Fellowship is located in Jasper County
      • Former name for Fellowship:
      • Masengale
      • Fellowship has also been known as:
      • Old Fellowship
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fellowship
      • From Lockhart to Fellowship
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
      • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
    • Porterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sucarnoochee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • De Kalb
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Rio
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Electric Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
    • Scooba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <2>
    • Giles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahalak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
      • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wahalak
      • From Lockhart to Wahalak
    • Lynville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bogue Chitto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • Chunky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • Pushmataha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Lisman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jachin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jachin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
      • Jachin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Pelham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
    • Cuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • York
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Boyd
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd
      • From Lockhart to Boyd
    • Kinterbish
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ward
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
      • Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Intercourse
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sledge ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
      • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sledge
      • From Lockhart to Sledge
    • Emelle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Livingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Derby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Lockhart ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockhart.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Segars Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Segars Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Segars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hearn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (261 more) ...
    • Tinnin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Barker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lockhart had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Topton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
    • Topton is located in Lauderdale County
  • Lizelia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lizelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
    • Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
  • Russell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kemper Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemper Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
    • Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
  • Daleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bailey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tamola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
    • Tamola is located in Kemper County
  • Kewanee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kewanee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
    • Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
  • Meridian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Vimville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
    • Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Enondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
    • Enondale is located in Kemper County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Prismatic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prismatic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
      • Prismatic is located in Kemper County
    • Cuba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hookston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Lockhart to Hookston

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

Newspapers Published in Lockhart ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockhart.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockhart, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockhart.

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 either 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 Lockhart:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lockhart. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lockhart, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Lockhart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4924, Longitude: -88.5815       In this case, the coordinates for Lockhart have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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