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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 May Spring (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 May Spring. 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.

Name Variations for May Spring ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for May Spring: May Spg. (or less commonly used: May Spng. or May Sprng.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

May Spring is located in Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near May Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to May Spring:

  • Noxubee County     (The home county of May Spring)
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Mashulaville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Macon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
    • Shuqualak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Brooksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Deerbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Cooksville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Ravine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
  • Choctaw County
    • Ackerman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Lynville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
    • De Kalb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Scooba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <1>
    • Electric Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
      • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • Giles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
      • Giles is located in Kemper County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Crawford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>
    • Artesia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
  • Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Bradley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Longview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Starkville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sturgis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Clayton Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Adaton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Handle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Louisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Noxapater
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <1>
    • Plattsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Memphis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Pickensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
      • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from May Spring, with the one closest to May Spring listed first.
    • Panola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Geiger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
      • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people

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

Newspapers Published in May Spring ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around May Spring.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of May Spring, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for May Spring.

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 May Spring:

Cemeteries Near May Spring ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of May Spring.

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 May Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • May Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
  • Mashulaville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mashulaville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mashulaville Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Higgins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
  • Ruff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruff Cemetery
  • Warr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warr Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Choctaw Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Choctaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choctaw Cemetery
  • Yellow Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Creek Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Higginbotham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higginbotham Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find May Spring in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of May Spring.

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

  • Mashulaville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
  • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
  • Perkinsville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
    • Perkinsville is located in Winston County
  • Fearns Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fearns Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
  • Macon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
  • Lynn Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
    • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalls Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
  • Gholson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in Noxubee County
  • Singleton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
    • Singleton is located in Winston County
  • Shuqualak
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
    • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Handle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Brooksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
    • Loakfoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loakfoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
      • Loakfoma is located in Winston County
    • Preston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Kemper County

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

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

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- May Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in May Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0932, Longitude: -88.7237       In this case, the coordinates for May Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 May Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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