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 Manhattan (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 Manhattan. 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.
Manhattan is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Manhattan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Manhattan:
- Washington County (The home county of Manhattan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Arcola
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hollandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Overby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunleith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Willet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Choctaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Shaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Grapeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Longshot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Scott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Benoit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Dahomy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Boyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Isola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gooden Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Booth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Leflore County
- Morgan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Panther Burn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Auter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Mont Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Heathman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Inverness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Faisonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Roundaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Eudora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Desha County (AR)
- Arkansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Manhattan, see our County-by-County Page for Manhattan.
Cemeteries Near Manhattan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Manhattan.
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 Manhattan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Manhattan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Arcola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Foundation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (141 more) ...
- Jake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clitonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huddleston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Manhattan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Manhattan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Manhattan, with the one closest to Manhattan listed first.
- Arcola
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Warsaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Hollandale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Overby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Wayside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Percy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Magenta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Swiftwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Lake Washington ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Washington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Washington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Manhattan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Manhattan.
Newspapers Published in Manhattan ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Manhattan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Manhattan, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Manhattan.
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 Manhattan:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Chicot County
- Desha 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 Manhattan, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Manhattan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |