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 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 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.
Macedonia is located in Noxubee County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
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:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Macedonia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Mashulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Cooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Deerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Ravine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Wahalak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Lynville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scooba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Binnsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Electric Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Giles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Sucarnoochee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Porterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Rio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Crawford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Artesia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Sessums
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Noxapater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Memphis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Garden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Beaver Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Aliceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McMullen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macedonia, with the one closest to Macedonia listed first.
- Panola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Geiger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Macedonia - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Turkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find 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.
- Gholson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Shuqualak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Mashulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Wahalak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Handle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Paulette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paulette is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lynn Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Peden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
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 34 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 23 miles [37 km]<3>. 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 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:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Macedonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macedonia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |