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 Lombardy (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 Lombardy. 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 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.
Lombardy is located in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lombardy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lombardy:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Lombardy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Whitney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Ruleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Halstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Roundaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Faisonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Mound Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hushpuckena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Renova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Boyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Deeson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Pace
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Roundaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Africa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Clarksdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Sunflower Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Clover Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Minter City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- McNutt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Sunnyside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Shellmound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Vance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Yarbrough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Tutwiler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Albin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Glendora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Leverett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Paynes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Washington County
- Helm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Snow Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Crumrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Mellwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lombardy, see our County-by-County Page for Lombardy.
Cemeteries Near Lombardy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lombardy.
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 Lombardy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lombardy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Bayou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- German Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merigold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (178 more) ...
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roundaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Lombardy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lombardy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lombardy, with the one closest to Lombardy listed first.
- Mound Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Renova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Hushpuckena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Alligator
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Boyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bobo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Deeson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- O'Reilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lombardy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lombardy.
Newspapers Published in Lombardy ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lombardy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lombardy, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lombardy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lombardy:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Leflore County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Washington County
- Desha County
- Phillips 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> | 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 Lombardy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Lombardy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |