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 McNair (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 McNair. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
McNair is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near McNair. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McNair:
- Jefferson County (The home county of McNair)
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Rodney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Selma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Natchez
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Carthage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Crosby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- O'Neil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bewelcome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Westside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Port Gibson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Ingleside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Saint Elmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Apple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Meadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bude
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- McCall Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Caseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Vidalia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ferriday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterproof
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McNair, see our County-by-County Page for McNair.
Cemeteries Near McNair ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McNair.
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 McNair - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McNair covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Puffel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Darden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McNair had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McNair, with the one closest to McNair listed first.
- Hamburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harriston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stampley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Roxie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- White Apple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Meadville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Jeannette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Union Church
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McNair. See our List of 1890's Communities around McNair.
Newspapers Published in McNair ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around McNair.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McNair, 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 McNair.
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 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 McNair:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkinson County
- Concordia Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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 McNair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McNair) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |