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 Natcole (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 Natcole. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Natcole is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Washington (LA), Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River & Walthall.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Natcole. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Natcole:

• Marion County     (The home county of Natcole)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <1>
  • Pinebur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Pinebur is located in Marion County
  • Kokomo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
    • Kokomo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <1>
  • Expose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
    • Expose is located in Marion County
  • Goss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
• Jefferson Davis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Oak Vale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Bassfield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Prentiss
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <1>
• Lamar County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Sumrall
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
    • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <1>
  • Wells Town
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
  • Lumberton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <1>
  • Purvis
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Purvis is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <1>
  • West Hattiesburg
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
    • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
• Lawrence County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Tilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
  • Arm
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
    • Arm is located in Lawrence County
  • Verna
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Verna is located in Lawrence County
  • Monticello
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <1>
• Pearl River County
  • Poplarville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>
• Pike County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Topisaw
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Holmesville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Smithburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
• Walthall County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Tylertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
    • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <1>
  • Sartinville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
    • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
• Washington Parish (LA)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.
  • Angie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
    • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
  • Varnado
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
    • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <1>
  • Pine
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Bogalusa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
    • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>
  • Franklinton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <1>
  • Lees Creek
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Mount Hermon
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Natcole, see our County-by-County Page for Natcole.

Cemeteries Near Natcole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Natcole.

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 Natcole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.

• Sunflower Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunflower Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lott Memorial Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Memorial Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• New Zion Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Foxworth Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foxworth Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foxworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hurricane Creek Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Creek Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Capp Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capp Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Antioch Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• East Columbia Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Columbia Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Columbia City Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia City Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Turnage Chapel Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnage Chapel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnage Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Fortenberry Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortenberry Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortenberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Pearl River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearl River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<4>

While we didn't find Natcole in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Natcole.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Natcole, with the one closest to Natcole listed first.

• Pickwick
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Pickwick is located in Marion County
• Columbia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <1>
• Spring Cottage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
• Goss
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Goss is located in Marion County
• Oak Vale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
  • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
• Tilton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
• Orvisburg
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orvisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
  • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
• Hillsdale
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
• Topisaw
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
  • Topisaw is located in Pike County
• Smithburg
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Smithburg is located in Pike County
• Holmesville
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Holmesville is located in Pike County
• Franklinton
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <1>
• Lees Creek
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
• Poplarville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Natcole. See our List of 1890's Communities around Natcole.

Newspapers Published in Natcole ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Natcole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Natcole, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Natcole.

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 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 Natcole:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Marion County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lamar County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lawrence County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pearl River County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pike County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Walthall County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washington Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Marion County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Marion County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Natcole. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/