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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 Lumberton (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 Lumberton. 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.

Lumberton is primarily located in Lamar County. A portion of Lumberton extends into Pearl River 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 Lamar County: Covington, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Marion & Pearl River.

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

  • Lamar County     (The home county of Lumberton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Wells Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Purvis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
    • Sumrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Covington County
    • Lux
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lux is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Carnes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Brooklyn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • McLaurin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
    • Hattiesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Petal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
    • Goodluck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
  • Hancock County
    • Necaise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Harrison County
    • Howison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Pinebur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Twin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Twin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearl River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Poplarville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Juniper Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • New Augusta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wingate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Smith Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Wiggins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lumberton, with the one closest to Lumberton listed first.
    • Angie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
    • Varnado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <1>
    • Bogalusa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Lees Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek

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

Cemeteries Near Lumberton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lumberton.

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 Lumberton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lumberton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lumberton City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Samuel Slade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Slade Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Little Black Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Byrd Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Seneca Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rouse Field Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Felix Ladner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Talowah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • Bell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Landrum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Lumberton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lumberton.

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

  • Hillsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Orvisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
  • Poplarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Spring Cottage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Pickwick
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Hattiesburg
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinquapin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Columbia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lumberton ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lumberton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lumberton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lumberton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lumberton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Lumberton.

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 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 Lumberton:

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 Lumberton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lumberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.