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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 Macedonia (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 Macedonia. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Macedonia is located in Forrest 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 Forrest County: Covington, Jones, Lamar, Perry & Stone.

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

  • Forrest County     (The home county of Macedonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Goodluck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Petal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
    • Hattiesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McLaurin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Carnes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Lux
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Seminary
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Kola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hot Coffee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Williamsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Avera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
    • McLain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Carson City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
  • Jasper County
    • Moss
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Jasper County
      • Moss has also been known as:
      • Mossville
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Ovett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Ellisville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Antioch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Laurel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Service
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Errata
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Soso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Amy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Sandersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • West Hattiesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Purvis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sumrall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Wells Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Richton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Augusta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Wingate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • Beaumont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Clara
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wayne County
    • Whistler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near Macedonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macedonia.

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

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

  • Barlow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odoms Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odoms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odoms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Runnels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runnels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runnels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morriston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morriston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morriston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chappell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kirland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGilvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGilvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGilvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Leeville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Leeville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Leeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (348 more) ...
    • Petal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Forrest Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union 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.<4>

While we didn't find Macedonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macedonia.

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

  • Eastabuchie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastabuchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
  • Hattiesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Moselle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
  • Ellisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Laurel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Henderson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wayne County
  • Moscos
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
  • Avera
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Soso
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Errata
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Amy
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Amy is located in Jones County
  • Gitano
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gitano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
    • Gitano is located in Jones County
  • Sandersville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people

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

Newspapers Published in Macedonia ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macedonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Macedonia, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Macedonia.

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 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 Macedonia:

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

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

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>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 Macedonia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macedonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3821, Longitude: -89.1687       In this case, the coordinates for Macedonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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