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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Needmore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Needmore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Needmore, please Contact Us.
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 Needmore (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 Needmore. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Needmore is historic, it would have been located within present day Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County: Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Needmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Needmore:
- Tallahatchie County (The home county of Needmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Paynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Swan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Glendora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Rosebloom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Tutwiler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- North Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Claremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Roundaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Hopson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Africa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Grenada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Elliott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Minter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Shellmound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- McNutt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Browning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roebuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Mims
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Chapeltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Vance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Crowder
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Yarbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bobo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Doddsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Tillatoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Oakland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coffeeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Needmore, see our County-by-County Page for Needmore.
Cemeteries Near Needmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needmore.
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 Needmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Needmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Needmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Church of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Arbor Church of God Prophecy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Clare Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stonefield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Needmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Needmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Leverett
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Sharkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Paynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Swan Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Black Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Glendora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cascilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
- Oxberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxberry is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Rosebloom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Needmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Needmore.
Newspapers Published in Needmore ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Needmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Needmore, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Needmore.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Needmore:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tallahatchie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Leflore County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Yalobusha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Needmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Needmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |