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 Multona Springs (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 Multona Springs. 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.
Name Variations for Multona Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Multona Springs: Multona Spgs. (or less commonly used: Multona Spngs. or Multona Sprngs.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Multona Springs is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Multona Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Multona Springs:
- Attala County (The home county of Multona Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- McCool
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Langley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Kosciusko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Possumneck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carroll County
- Vaiden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- French Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ackerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Coosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Redwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Sibleyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Kilmichael
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Minerva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Winona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Double Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Eupora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sapa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mathiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Hinze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Noxapater
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Multona Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Multona Springs.
Cemeteries Near Multona Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Multona Springs.
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 Multona Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Multona Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Berea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (471 more) ...
- Eades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Multona Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Multona Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Multona Springs, with the one closest to Multona Springs listed first.
- Ethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- McCool
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- French Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newtonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Newtonville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Weir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chita ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Hesterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Kosciusko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Fentress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fentress is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fentress
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Multona Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Multona Springs.
Newspapers Published in Multona Springs ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Multona Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Multona Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Multona Springs.
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 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 Multona Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Montgomery County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Winston 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 Multona Springs, 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- Multona Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |