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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 Lynville (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 Lynville. 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.

Lynville is located in Kemper 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 Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.

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

  • Kemper County     (The home county of Lynville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • De Kalb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
    • Wahalak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
      • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wahalak
      • From Lynville to Wahalak
    • Rio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Scooba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <1>
    • Electric Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Sucarnoochee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Porterville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
      • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
    • Binnsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
      • Binnsville is located in Kemper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Binnsville
      • From Lynville to Binnsville
    • Giles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Daleville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <1>
    • Bailey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Suqualena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lockhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lockhart
      • From Lynville to Lockhart
    • Hookston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Lynville to Hookston
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • Bogue Chitto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Ocobla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocobla
      • From Lynville to Ocobla
    • Tucker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Lynville to Tucker
    • House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Neshoba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearl River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hope
      • From Lynville to Hope
    • Dixon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Lynville to Dixon
    • Dowdville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stamper
      • From Lynville to Stamper
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Shuqualak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shuqualak
      • From Lynville to Shuqualak
    • Macon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cooksville
      • From Lynville to Cooksville
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Noxubee County
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Lynville to Fairport
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • Handle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Handle
      • From Lynville to Handle
    • Fearns Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Noxapater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Plattsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Louisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vowell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lynville, with the one closest to Lynville listed first.
    • Geiger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Emelle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Lynville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lynville.

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

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

  • Pleasant Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shepard Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepard Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepard Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tubb Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hailey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...
    • Hensons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shepherd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jackson Field Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Lynville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lynville.

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

  • Preston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Kemper County
  • Peden ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
    • Peden is located in Kemper County
  • Gholson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in Noxubee County
  • Handle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Handle
    • From Lynville to Handle
  • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
  • Moscow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Kemper County
  • North Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • North Bend is located in Neshoba County
  • Fearns Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Spinks ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
    • Spinks is located in Kemper County
  • Mount Nebo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
    • Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
  • Ocobla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ocobla
    • From Lynville to Ocobla
  • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
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    • Wahalak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahalak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
      • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wahalak
      • From Lynville to Wahalak
    • Shuqualak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shuqualak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shuqualak
      • From Lynville to Shuqualak
    • Mashulaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Lynville ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lynville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lynville, 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 Lynville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lynville:

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lynville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lynville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8550, Longitude: -88.8139    
<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 Lynville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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