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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 Louisville (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 Louisville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Louisville is located in Winston County and is the County Seat.

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 Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Winston County     (The home county of Louisville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • Noxapater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
    • Hinze
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Plattsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Handle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • McCool
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Ethel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • Ackerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Weir
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Williams
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Reform
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • French Camp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <2>
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
  • Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Lowndes County
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • Bogue Chitto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Philadelphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pearl River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • Mashulaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
    • Shuqualak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
    • Bradley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Longview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Double Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Starkville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Maben
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Clayton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Louisville, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sapa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Louisville ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Louisville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Louisville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Louisville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Louisville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Louisville.

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 Louisville:

Cemeteries Near Louisville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Louisville.

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 Louisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Louisville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louisville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louisville Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Flower Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Ridge Cemetery
  • Noxubee Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxubee Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxubee Hill Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hall Cemetery
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
  • Continue List   (353 more) ...
    • Murphy Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Creek Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery

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 Louisville had a population of 484 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Louisville had a population of 5,926 people.

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

  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Winston County
  • Noxapater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
    • Noxapater is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
  • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Betheden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betheden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
    • Betheden is located in Winston County
  • Rome
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Winston County
  • Perkinsville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
    • Perkinsville is located in Winston County
  • Singleton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
    • Singleton is located in Winston County
  • Loakfoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loakfoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
    • Loakfoma is located in Winston County
  • Hinze
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Rural Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
  • Plattsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • Fearns Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fearns Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Ackerman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Handle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Sturgis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>

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

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

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>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- Louisville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Louisville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1235, Longitude: -89.0554    
<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 Louisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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