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 Meeks (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 Meeks. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Meeks is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Meeks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meeks:
- Holmes County (The home county of Meeks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Keirn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Wyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Tchula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Jones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Auris ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Possumneck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Rocky Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Coila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Teoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Vaiden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avalon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Jaketown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Isola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gooden Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Sidon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Morgan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Fort Loring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Browning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Itta Bena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shellmound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Money
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Schlater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Sunnyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Montgomery County
- Winona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Moorhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Baird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Sunflower
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Faisonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Eden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Fordyke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Evans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meeks, see our County-by-County Page for Meeks.
Cemeteries Near Meeks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meeks.
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 Meeks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meeks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Pinchback Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lennard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Albino Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hines Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pera Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Cunliff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broughman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wanlaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Meeks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meeks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meeks, with the one closest to Meeks listed first.
- Keirn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Sidon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Tchula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Sheppardtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Roebuck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Howard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Marcella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Mileston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fort Loring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meeks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meeks.
Newspapers Published in Meeks ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meeks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meeks, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meeks.
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 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 Meeks:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Montgomery County
- Sunflower County
- Yazoo 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 Meeks, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meeks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |