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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 Lux (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 Lux. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lux is located in Covington County.

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 Covington County: Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Simpson & Smith.

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

  • Covington County     (The home county of Lux)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • Seminary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <2>
    • Kola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Collins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Williamsburg
      • From Lux to Williamsburg
    • Hot Coffee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Arbo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbo
      • From Lux to Arbo
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Forrest County
  • Jasper County
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • Bassfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Prentiss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • Ellisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ovett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Soso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Service
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Service. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
      • Service is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Service
      • From Lux to Service
    • Antioch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Amy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Errata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Errata
      • From Lux to Errata
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • West Hattiesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Sumrall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Purvis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <2>
    • Wells Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • Lumberton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • Pinebur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Expose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
      • Expose is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Expose
      • From Lux to Expose
    • Goss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goss
      • From Lux to Goss
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • New Augusta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <2>
    • Richton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wingate
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lux, with the one closest to Lux listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
    • Mize
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lux ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lux.

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

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

  • Edmonson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmonson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmonson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bryant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rawls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rawls Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawls Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawls Springs Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bullock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bullock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (505 more) ...
    • Hudson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Callahan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Eastabuchie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastabuchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
  • Moselle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
  • Hattiesburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moscos
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
  • Ellisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Covington County
  • Williamsburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Williamsburg
    • From Lux to Williamsburg
  • Soso
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Gitano
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gitano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
    • Gitano is located in Jones County
  • Amy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Bunker Hill
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Taylorsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lux ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lux.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lux, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lux.

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 helpful 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 Lux:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lux. 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>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 Lux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lux) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lux. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4451, Longitude: -89.4006    









 

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