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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 McAfee (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 McAfee. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

McAfee is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Leake County     (The home county of McAfee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Redwater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Standing Pine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Coosa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Tuscola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Saint Ann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Walnut Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Zemuly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Newport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Kosciusko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sallis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Hesterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Possumneck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Goodman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Durant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharpsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Cobbville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Davis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dowdville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Pearl River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Dixon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Neshoba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Philadelphia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tucker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ocobla
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Lucern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Conehatta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Cash
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Sebastopol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Harperville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Ludlow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Forest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Raworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Kalem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McAfee, with the one closest to McAfee listed first.
    • Vowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Hinze
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Noxapater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McAfee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McAfee.

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 McAfee - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Leake Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Freeny Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (340 more) ...
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reformation Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

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

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

  • Carthage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Freeny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Freeny is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
  • Standing Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Free Trade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Free Trade is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
  • Williston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Williston is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Tuscola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Coosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coosa is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
  • Renfroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Madden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Madden is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Saint Ann
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Laurel Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Edinburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edinburg is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Good Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Good Hope is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope

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

Newspapers Published in McAfee ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around McAfee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McAfee, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McAfee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McAfee:

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>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 McAfee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McAfee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.