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 Nettleton (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 Nettleton. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Nettleton is primarily located in Monroe County. A portion of Nettleton extends into Lee 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Nettleton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nettleton:
- Monroe County (The home county of Nettleton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- New Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ales ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Acker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Aberdeen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riggins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Splunge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Van Vleet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- New Houlka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Thelma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Houston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Una
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Abbott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Whites
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Carolina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Ballardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mantachie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bounds Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Tupelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Indian Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Guntown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Boggan Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Goodford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Sherman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pontotoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Algoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Pannell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Ecru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Baldwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellistown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Alpine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Lamar County (AL)
- Detroit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nettleton, see our County-by-County Page for Nettleton.
Cemeteries Near Nettleton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nettleton.
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 Nettleton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nettleton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Nettleton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blackwood Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60454 <2>
- Dotys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- English Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nettleton had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nettleton had a population of 1,896 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nettleton, with the one closest to Nettleton listed first.
- Central Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Shannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Ballardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Tupelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardsville
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Acker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nettleton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nettleton.
Newspapers Published in Nettleton ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nettleton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nettleton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nettleton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Nettleton:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Pontotoc County
- Prentiss County
- Union County
- Lamar 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Nettleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nettleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |