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 Matherville (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 Matherville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Matherville is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Choctaw (AL), Jasper, Lauderdale & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Matherville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Matherville:
- Clarke County (The home county of Matherville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Gin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Junction City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Shubuta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Stonewall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greene County
- State Line
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Stafford Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Heidelberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Kelona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Sandersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Increase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Whynot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Matherville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whistler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Robinsons Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Chicora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Clara
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Melvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Okatuppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Gilbertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Aquilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Toxey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Bolinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cullomburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Clarke County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- West Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Coffeeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Healing Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Barlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Bigbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Frankville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frankville is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Matherville, see our County-by-County Page for Matherville.
Cemeteries Near Matherville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Matherville.
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 Matherville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Matherville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Matherville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stagg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chaparral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Billie Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salem 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.<3>
While we didn't find Matherville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Matherville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Matherville, with the one closest to Matherville listed first.
- Matherville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Carmichael
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Melvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Shubuta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Isney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Boice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aquilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Souwilpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Quitman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Silas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Matherville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matherville.
Newspapers Published in Matherville ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Matherville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Matherville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Matherville.
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 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 Matherville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lauderdale County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Washington 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 Matherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Matherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |