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 McVille (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 McVille. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
McVille is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near McVille. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McVille:
- Attala County (The home county of McVille)
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Zemuly
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Kosciusko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
- Hesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Possumneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Langley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Auris ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Auris is located in Attala County
- McCool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Carroll County
- Vaiden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- French Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
- French Camp is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
- Weir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Durant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
- West
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Saint Ann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Redwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Coosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Standing Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Tuscola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Cobbville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Laurel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Dowdville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Pearl River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Dixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Cash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Ludlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Sebastopol
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <3>
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Vowell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Hinze
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Vaughan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Fordyke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McVille, see our County-by-County Page for McVille.
Cemeteries Near McVille ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McVille.
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 McVille covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Isaac Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Isaacs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Skeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skeen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Turnage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnage Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Attala Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Attala Memory Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Attala Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Samarra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samarra Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samarra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Singleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Malett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Herring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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.
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, McVille had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McVille, with the one closest to McVille listed first.
- Thomastown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomastown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Thomastown is located in Leake County
- Conway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Conway is located in Leake County
- McAdams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
- McAdams is located in Attala County
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Attala County
- Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Kosciusko
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Ann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Sallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
- Sallis is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
- Renfroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Renfroe is located in Leake County
- Coosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Shrock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
- Shrock is located in Attala County
- Revive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
- Revive is located in Madison County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marydell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Marydell is located in Leake County
- Newtonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Newtonville is located in Attala County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McVille. See our List of 1890's Communities around McVille.
Newspapers Published in McVille ...
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 McVille.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McVille, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McVille.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McVille:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Winston County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McVille. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McVille) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McVille. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9315, Longitude: -89.6220 In this case, the coordinates for McVille have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<5> | 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. |
<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 McVille, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |