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 Lone Pine (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 Lone Pine. 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 hospitals and 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.
Lone Pine is located in Alcorn 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 Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Lone Pine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Pine:
- Alcorn County (The home county of Lone Pine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Allentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biggersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Searcy Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Rienzi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Glen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Jacinto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Canaan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Michigan City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Pine Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Booneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Altitude
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Geeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Wheeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tiplersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Falkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Dumas
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Gravestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lowrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Burnsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Holcut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Short
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Chester County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Masseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Silerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silerton is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Montezuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Deanburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Grand Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Grange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Essary Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Hornsby
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saulsbury
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Bolivar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Shandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Newcastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Toone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Shiloh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nash Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Pyburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Nixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Crump
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Chewalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Ramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Eastview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Caffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Rose Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Selmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Michie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bethel Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tulu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Purdy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Pine, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Pine.
Cemeteries Near Lone Pine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Pine.
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 Lone Pine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Pine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
- Hatchie Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wooten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mathis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (517 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Lone Pine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Pine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Pine, with the one closest to Lone Pine listed first.
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Theo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Theo is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
- Essary Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Gift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Chewalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Pocahontas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wenasoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Middleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hightown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Guys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Silver Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Pine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Pine.
Newspapers Published in Lone Pine ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Pine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Pine, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Pine.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Lone Pine:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Alcorn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Chester County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- McNairy 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Pine) 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 Lone Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |