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 Lorman (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 Lorman. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lorman is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Lorman. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lorman:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Lorman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Red Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeannette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Natchez
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Westside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Port Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Saint Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Myles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Bowerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meadville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Apple
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Eddiceton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McCall Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Lincoln County
- Caseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Vidalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newellton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Newlight
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lorman, see our County-by-County Page for Lorman.
Cemeteries Near Lorman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lorman.
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 Lorman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lorman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- China Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCaa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stuart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Mt. Olive Baptist Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gibson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Briscoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Lorman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lorman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lorman, with the one closest to Lorman listed first.
- Stonington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Red Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Russum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
- Harriston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Westside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Rodney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Port Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- McNair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McNair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stampley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
- Oaklawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Grand Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lorman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lorman.
Newspapers Published in Lorman ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lorman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lorman, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lorman.
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 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 Lorman:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Concordia Parish
- Tensas 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- Lorman) 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 Lorman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |