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 Mayhew (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 Mayhew. 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.
Mayhew is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Mayhew. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mayhew:
- Lowndes County (The home county of Mayhew)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Artesia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Kolola Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw County
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Choctaw County
- Reform
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mhoons Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Whites
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Vinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Abbott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Griffith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Pheba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beasley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Una
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Muldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Ravine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Sessums
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Bradley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Double Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maben
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Mathiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mantee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Lamar County (AL)
- Fernbank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Stafford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Archer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Pickensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- McShan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mayhew, see our County-by-County Page for Mayhew.
Cemeteries Near Mayhew ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mayhew.
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 Mayhew - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mayhew covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Mayhew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sand Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tibbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Motley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Seitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayhew Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sessums Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wicks Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wicks Memorial Gardens is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the southwest of Columbus.
- The Wicks Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Wicks Cemetery
- Wicks Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63610 <3>
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Pooles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Mayhew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mayhew.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mayhew, with the one closest to Mayhew listed first.
- Tibbee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- Artesia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Sessums
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McIntyre ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Mhoons Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Starkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oktoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Whites
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mayhew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mayhew.
Newspapers Published in Mayhew ...
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 Mayhew.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mayhew, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mayhew.
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 Mayhew:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lowndes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mayhew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Mayhew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |