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 New Fellowship (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 New Fellowship. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Fellowship is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near New Fellowship. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Fellowship:
- Jasper County (The home county of New Fellowship)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Penantly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Garlandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Verba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Ras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Pachuta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Quitman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Gin ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Shubuta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Jones County
- Sandersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Kemper County
- Rio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Nellieburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Increase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Neshoba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Conehatta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lucern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Scott County
- Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith County
- Sylvarena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Fellowship, see our County-by-County Page for New Fellowship.
Cemeteries Near New Fellowship ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Fellowship.
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 New Fellowship - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Fellowship covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Lawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find New Fellowship in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Fellowship.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Fellowship, with the one closest to New Fellowship listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Penantly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Garlandsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Pachuta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Fellowship. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Fellowship.
Newspapers Published in New Fellowship ...
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 New Fellowship.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Fellowship, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Fellowship.
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 helpful 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 New Fellowship:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jasper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jones County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Scott County
- Smith 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 New Fellowship, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- New Fellowship) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |