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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 Mathiston (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 Mathiston. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Mathiston is primarily located in Webster County. A portion of Mathiston extends into Choctaw County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties 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 Mathiston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mathiston:

  • Webster County     (The home county of Mathiston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.
    • Sapa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sapa
      • From Mathiston to Sapa
    • Clarkson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eupora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
      • Eupora is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
    • Fame
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hohenlinden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mantee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Montevista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montevista
      • From Mathiston to Montevista
  • Attala County
    • McCool
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.
    • Slate Spring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Slate Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
      • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Benela
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vardaman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
      • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <3>
    • Derma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
      • Derma is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Calhoun City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
      • Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <3>
    • Big Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
      • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Loyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyd
      • From Mathiston to Loyd
    • Pittsboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
      • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.
    • Woodland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Anchor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchor
      • From Mathiston to Anchor
    • Houston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.
    • Reform
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reform. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reform
      • From Mathiston to Reform
    • Williams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ackerman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bankston
      • From Mathiston to Bankston
    • Weir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
    • French Camp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
  • Clay County
  • Lowndes County
  • Monroe County
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.
    • Sibleyton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibleyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sibleyton
      • From Mathiston to Sibleyton
    • Kilmichael
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Minerva
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minerva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Minerva
      • From Mathiston to Minerva
    • Sweatman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Noxubee County
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Mathiston to Fairport
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.
    • Maben
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Double Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Adaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sturgis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
    • Bradley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Longview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Starkville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clayton Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Sessums
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Winston County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mathiston, see our County-by-County Page for Mathiston.

Cemeteries Near Mathiston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mathiston.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mathiston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.

  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maben Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maben Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maben Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fellowship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fellowship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lollars Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lollars Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lollars Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clear Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Double Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sapa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • La Grange Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the La Grange Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the La Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blythe Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blythe Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blythe Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Double Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Double Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Double Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mathiston had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mathiston had a population of 667 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mathiston, with the one closest to Mathiston listed first.

  • Maben
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sapa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
    • Sapa is located in Webster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sapa
    • From Mathiston to Sapa
  • Double Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarkson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Webster County
  • Reform
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reform. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Reform
    • From Mathiston to Reform
  • Eupora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
    • Eupora is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
  • Bywy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bywy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bywy
    • Bywy is located in Choctaw County
  • Walthall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Grady
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Grady is located in Webster County
  • Pheba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Montevista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
    • Montevista is located in Webster County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montevista
    • From Mathiston to Montevista
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bellefontaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefontaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
      • Bellefontaine is located in Webster County
    • Hohenlinden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Choctaw County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mathiston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mathiston.

Newspapers Published in Mathiston ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mathiston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mathiston, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mathiston.

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 Mathiston:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mathiston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Mathiston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Mathiston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mathiston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5402, Longitude: -89.1242    









 

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