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 Mantee (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 Mantee. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mantee is located in Webster 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 Webster County: Calhoun, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Clay, Montgomery & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Mantee. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mantee:
- Webster County (The home county of Mantee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Hohenlinden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Clarkson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Fame
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Montevista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Mathiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Eupora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Vardaman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Derma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Calhoun City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Loyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Slate Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Pittsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Big Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bruce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Anchor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Thelma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Vleet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- New Houlka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Reform
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ackerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Pheba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Una
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Abbott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cedar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Siloam
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mhoons Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whites
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Muldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Wren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Montgomery County
- Sweatman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Maben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Double Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Adaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Starkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Bradley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sturgis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sessums
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Goodford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Pannell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Algoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mantee, see our County-by-County Page for Mantee.
Cemeteries Near Mantee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mantee.
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 Mantee - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mantee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cousin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cumberland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mantee in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mantee.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mantee, with the one closest to Mantee listed first.
- Congress ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Woodland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Hohenlinden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Bowles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowles is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Tabbville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
- Clarkson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Beasley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Sonora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Bently
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bently is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bently
- Montevista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mantee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mantee.
Newspapers Published in Mantee ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mantee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mantee, 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 Mantee.
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 websites either 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 Mantee:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Oktibbeha County
- Pontotoc 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mantee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Mantee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |