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 Neville (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 Neville. 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.
Neville is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Neville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neville:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Neville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Neshoba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dowdville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Philadelphia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ocobla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Bogue Chitto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Garlandsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Success ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Rio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Suqualena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Nellieburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- High Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Standing Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tuscola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Lena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Saint Ann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Lucern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Hickory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harperville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cash
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Kalem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Ludlow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Hunter Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Morton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Plattsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Vowell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Noxapater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neville, see our County-by-County Page for Neville.
Cemeteries Near Neville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neville.
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 Neville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Abney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milldale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morrow Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neshoba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Amis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carolina Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(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>
While we didn't find Neville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Neville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neville, with the one closest to Neville listed first.
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Lucern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- High Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Sebastopol
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hays
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Damascus is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Madden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madden is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
- Piketown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neville.
Newspapers Published in Neville ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Neville.
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 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 Neville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Scott County
- Winston 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 Neville, 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- Neville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |