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 McDonald (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 McDonald. 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 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.
McDonald is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near McDonald. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McDonald:
- Neshoba County (The home county of McDonald)
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Neshoba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Pearl River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Dowdville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Jasper County
- Garlandsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lynville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- De Kalb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Martin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Bailey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Nellieburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lost Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- High Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Redwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conehatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Pine Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Noxubee County
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Plattsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Handle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Hinze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Fearns Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McDonald, see our County-by-County Page for McDonald.
Cemeteries Near McDonald ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McDonald.
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 McDonald - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McDonald covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Neshoba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Golden Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Morrow Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 McDonald in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McDonald.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McDonald, with the one closest to McDonald listed first.
- Tucker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ocobla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- High Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Lucern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Laurel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Madden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madden is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McDonald. See our List of 1890's Communities around McDonald.
Newspapers Published in McDonald ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around McDonald.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McDonald, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McDonald.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 McDonald:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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> | 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 McDonald, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDonald) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |