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 McGrath (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 McGrath. 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.
McGrath is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near McGrath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McGrath:
- Washington County (The home county of McGrath)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hollandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Dunleith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Overby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Willet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Helm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Choctaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Lamont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Longshot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Grapeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Lake Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Benoit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dahomy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Mound Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- Pluto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Isola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gooden Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Booth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Leflore County
- Morgan City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Panther Burn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Auter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Nitta Yuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Richey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Lorenzen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Riverside Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Heathman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Faisonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Roundaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Halstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Yazoo County
- Crump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Lake Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eudora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McGrath, see our County-by-County Page for McGrath.
Cemeteries Near McGrath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McGrath.
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 McGrath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McGrath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fourmile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magruder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hinds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <3>
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (144 more) ...
- Hopkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Foundation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 McGrath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McGrath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McGrath, with the one closest to McGrath listed first.
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Burdette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Hollandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Overby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Heathman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Holly Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Stoneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Percy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Magenta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Wayside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McGrath. See our List of 1890's Communities around McGrath.
Newspapers Published in McGrath ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around McGrath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McGrath, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McGrath.
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 websites either 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 McGrath:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Yazoo County
- Chicot 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' (or 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- McGrath) 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 McGrath, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |