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 Neil (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 Neil. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Neil is located in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County: Colbert (AL), Franklin (AL), Lauderdale (AL), Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss & Hardin (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Neil. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neil:
- Tishomingo County (The home county of Neil)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Tishomingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Paden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Golden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Holcut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Oldham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Short
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Rienzi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Searcy Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Allentown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Kossuth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Eastman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Kirkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Bounds Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Mantachie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Ballardsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Guntown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Saltillo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Altitude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Booneville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wheeler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Baldwyn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Geeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Denton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Cherokee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Red Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Franklin County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Pleasant Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Red Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Vina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Belgreen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Hodges
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Hardin County (TN)
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neil, see our County-by-County Page for Neil.
Cemeteries Near Neil ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neil.
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 Neil - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neil covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Joel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tishomingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (573 more) ...
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Neil in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neil.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neil, with the one closest to Neil listed first.
- Belmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Maud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Bishop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Pleasant Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Red Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeldell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazeldell is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Altitude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Margerum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Denton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neil. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neil.
Newspapers Published in Neil ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neil.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neil, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neil.
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 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 Neil:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tishomingo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Prentiss County
- Colbert County
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Hardin 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Neil) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Neil, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |