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 Mitchell (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 Mitchell. 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.
Mitchell is located in Tippah 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 Tippah County: Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Union & Hardeman (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Mitchell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mitchell:
- Tippah County (The home county of Mitchell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Dumas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falkner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Tiplersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Gravestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Hightown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rienzi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Biggersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Searcy Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Jacinto
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Ashland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Snow Lake Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Michigan City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Itawamba County
- Kirkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Corrona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Boggan Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Jug Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Guntown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Saltillo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Cornersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Sherman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ecru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Jumpertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Geeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Booneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Baldwyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Altitude
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- New Site
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Burton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tishomingo County
- Holcut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Alpine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ellistown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Glenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Myrtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Darden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fayette County (TN)
- Grand Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Essary Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Saulsbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Chewalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Guys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ramer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mitchell, see our County-by-County Page for Mitchell.
Cemeteries Near Mitchell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchell.
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 Mitchell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mitchell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Paynes Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Westminister Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wiers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiers Chapel Cemetery
- The Wiers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wiers Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63611 <2>
- New York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (511 more) ...
- Jeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Golden Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mitchell had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mitchell, with the one closest to Mitchell listed first.
- Dumas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Silver Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Lowrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Falkner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Plant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Plant is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Blackland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Keownville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keownville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keownville
- Geeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hightown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Tiplersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mitchell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mitchell.
Newspapers Published in Mitchell ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchell, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchell.
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 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 Mitchell:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tippah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Benton County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Marshall County
- Pontotoc County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Union County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- McNairy 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Mitchell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mitchell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |