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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 McCall Creek (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 McCall Creek. 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 McCall Creek ...

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 McCall Creek: McCall Crk. (or less commonly used: McCall Ck. or McCall Cr.)

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 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.

McCall Creek is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Adams, Amite, Jefferson, Lincoln & Wilkinson.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of McCall Creek)
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCall Creek, with the one closest to McCall Creek listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thompson
      • From McCall Creek to Thompson
    • McElveen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bewelcome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bewelcome
      • From McCall Creek to Bewelcome
    • Glading
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glading
      • From McCall Creek to Glading
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Crosby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Huron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huron
      • From McCall Creek to Huron
    • Gloster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <1>
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCall Creek, with the one closest to McCall Creek listed first.
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allen
      • From McCall Creek to Allen
    • Bowerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowerton
      • From McCall Creek to Bowerton
    • Wesson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <1>
    • Beauregard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Glancy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glancy
      • From McCall Creek to Glancy
    • Martinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hazlehurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCall Creek, with the one closest to McCall Creek listed first.
    • Harriston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <1>
    • Red Lick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Lick
      • From McCall Creek to Red Lick
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCall Creek, with the one closest to McCall Creek listed first.
    • Nola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Verna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verna
      • From McCall Creek to Verna
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCall Creek, with the one closest to McCall Creek listed first.
    • Cobbs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Caseyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Brookhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Norfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfield
      • From McCall Creek to Norfield
    • New Sight
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Montgomery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellman
      • From McCall Creek to Wellman
  • Pike County
  • Wilkinson County

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

Cemeteries Near McCall Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCall Creek.

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 McCall Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • McGehee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Judge Thomas Magee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bockles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bockles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bockles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • McCall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lucien Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucien Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calcote Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calcote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calcote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (636 more) ...
    • Herring Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Newman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • 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.

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.<6>

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

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

  • Kennolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
  • Veto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Veto is located in Franklin County
  • Little Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
    • Little Springs is located in Franklin County
  • Meadville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
    • Smithdale is located in Amite County
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
  • Caseyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union Church
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
  • Zion Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
    • Zion Hill is located in Amite County
  • Norfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Norfield
    • From McCall Creek to Norfield
  • Bogue Chitto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 Lincoln County
  • Brookhaven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Allen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allen
      • From McCall Creek to Allen
    • O'Neil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
      • O'Neil is located in Amite County
    • McBride
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in McCall Creek ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCall Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McCall Creek, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McCall Creek.

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 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 McCall Creek:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCall Creek. 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>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.
<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>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- McCall Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCall Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5128, Longitude: -90.6987    
<6>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 McCall Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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