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 Love (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 Love. 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 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.
Love is located in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Love. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Love:
- DeSoto County (The home county of Love)
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Alphaba
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Hernando
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Nesbit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Eudora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Aldens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Ingrams Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- De Soto Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Southaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horn Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette County
- Harmontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Byhalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Victoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Barton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Red Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cayce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Laws Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Como
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Askew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Terza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Sledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Arkabutla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Aiken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Goode
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Wyatte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tyro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- North Tunica
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Tunica
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Evansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Seyppel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Pinckney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Amanca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Anthonyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hulbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Edmondson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- West Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County (AR)
- Peters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Piperton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Capleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Oakville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Parkway Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Germantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forest Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- The Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Collierville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Binghampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Memphis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Cordova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Love, see our County-by-County Page for Love.
Cemeteries Near Love ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Love.
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 Love - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Love covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Old Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coldwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jaybird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- New Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Love in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Love.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Love, with the one closest to Love listed first.
- Coldwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hernando
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Bright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Arkabutla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Nesbit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cockrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Senatobia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Cub Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eudora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Ingrams Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Days
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Love. See our List of 1890's Communities around Love.
Newspapers Published in Love ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Love.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Love, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Love.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Love:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to DeSoto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Lee County
- Fayette County
- Shelby 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 Love, 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- Love) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |