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 Myrleville (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 Myrleville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Myrleville is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Myrleville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Myrleville:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Myrleville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Nod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Bentonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Evans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Jonestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Fordyke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Vaughan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Satartia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Eden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- North Town Plaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Coxburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Tolarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Pluto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Good Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Goodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Kearney Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Adelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Twelve Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Fannin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Goshen Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Flowood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Warren County
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Myrleville, see our County-by-County Page for Myrleville.
Cemeteries Near Myrleville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Myrleville.
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 Myrleville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Myrleville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Days Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Central Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Temple Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Elam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lacy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pickett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Bull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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, Myrleville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Myrleville, with the one closest to Myrleville listed first.
- Anding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bentonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Evans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Deasonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
- Yazoo City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mannsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Mechanicsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Davis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Myrleville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Myrleville.
Newspapers Published in Myrleville ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Myrleville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Myrleville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Myrleville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Myrleville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Warren 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 Myrleville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myrleville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |