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 Star (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 Star. 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 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 Star is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Simpson & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Lone Star. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lone Star:
- Covington County (The home county of Lone Star)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Seminary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hot Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Copiah County
- Georgetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bassfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Oak Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Soso
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Service
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Sumrall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- New Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Tilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rosella
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Tryus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Expose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Columbia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Galilee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mendenhall
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- D'Lo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Braxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Mize
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall County
- Sartinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lone Star, see our County-by-County Page for Lone Star.
Cemeteries Near Lone Star ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lone Star.
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 Star - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lone Star covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Lone Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Terrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Saulters - McRaney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (563 more) ...
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Lone Star in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lone Star.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lone Star, with the one closest to Lone Star listed first.
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Ora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ora is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Moscos
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
- Grange ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Hooker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Oak Vale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mize
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lone Star. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Star.
Newspapers Published in Lone Star ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Star.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lone Star, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lone Star.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lone Star:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Covington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Walthall 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> | 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 Star, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lone Star) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |