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 Madden (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 Madden. 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.
Madden is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Madden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Madden:
- Leake County (The home county of Madden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- High Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Coosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Redwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Lena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Ann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Zemuly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Kosciusko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lauderdale County
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Madison County
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Dowdville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Neshoba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ocobla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Bogue Chitto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Lucern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Decatur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Harperville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Clifton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Ludlow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Raworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Plattsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Vowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Hinze
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Noxapater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Madden, see our County-by-County Page for Madden.
Cemeteries Near Madden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madden.
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 Madden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Madden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- Barnett Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Carolina Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shackolo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Milldale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Madden had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Madden, with the one closest to Madden listed first.
- High Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Laurel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Free Trade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Free Trade is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
- Standing Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Sebastopol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Freeny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeny is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Edinburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hays
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Tuscola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Madden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madden.
Newspapers Published in Madden ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Madden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Madden, 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 Madden.
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 Madden:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Scott County
- Winston 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 Madden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Madden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |