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 Lynchburg (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 Lynchburg. 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.
Lynchburg is located in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Lynchburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lynchburg:
- DeSoto County (The home county of Lynchburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Southhaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Horn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aldens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Glover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Southaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
- Southaven is located in DeSoto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <2>
- Nesbit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Cormorant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norfolk
- From Lynchburg to Norfolk
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Eudora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eudora
- From Lynchburg to Eudora
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barton
- From Lynchburg to Barton
- Byhalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Byhalia is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <2>
- Cayce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Taska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Taska
- From Lynchburg to Taska
- Panola County
- Askew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Arkabutla
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poagville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Senatobia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
- Senatobia is located in Tate County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <2>
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Goode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goode have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Aiken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Banks
- From Lynchburg to Banks
- North Tunica
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tunica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Austin
- From Lynchburg to Austin
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Pinckney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinckney
- From Lynchburg to Pinckney
- Amanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hulbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hulbert
- From Lynchburg to Hulbert
- Horseshoe Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seyppel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seyppel
- From Lynchburg to Seyppel
- West Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
- West Memphis is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <2>
- Anthonyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Edmondson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmondson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Proctor is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
- Sunset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- James Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to James Mill
- From Lynchburg to James Mill
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Peters
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Bledsoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Winona ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winona
- From Lynchburg to Winona
- Brickeys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Hughes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Heth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
- Heth is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <2>
- Rawlinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rawlinson
- From Lynchburg to Rawlinson
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Piperton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piperton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Rossville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <2>
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakville
- From Lynchburg to Oakville
- Parkway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Hunt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Binghampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Germantown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bailey
- From Lynchburg to Bailey
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ramsey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ramsey
- From Lynchburg to Ramsey
- Bartlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <2>
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lynchburg, see our County-by-County Page for Lynchburg.
Cemeteries Near Lynchburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynchburg.
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 Lynchburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nesbit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nesbit Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nesbit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hill Cemetery-South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Forest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem 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.<6>
While we didn't find Lynchburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynchburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lynchburg, with the one closest to Lynchburg listed first.
- Days
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Days have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Horn Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County
- Walls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Lake Cormorant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norfolk
- From Lynchburg to Norfolk
- Plum Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- Plum Point is located in DeSoto County
- Eudora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eudora
- From Lynchburg to Eudora
- Hernando
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Capleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakville
- From Lynchburg to Oakville
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Shelby County (TN)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lynchburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lynchburg.
Newspapers Published in Lynchburg ...
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 212 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynchburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynchburg, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lynchburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lynchburg:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to DeSoto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Lee County
- Saint Francis County
- Fayette County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lynchburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/
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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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 Lynchburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lynchburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynchburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9625, Longitude: -90.0961 In this case, the coordinates for Lynchburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |