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 Town (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 Town. 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 hospitals 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.
New Town is located in Tate 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 Tate County: DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near New Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Town:
- Tate County (The home county of New Town)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Senatobia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Arkabutla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Alphaba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Hernando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Ingrams Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Cub Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Nesbit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Eudora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Aldens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Southaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horn Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Harmontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Chulahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Byhalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Holly Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Cayce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Askew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terza
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Ballentine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Mims
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Sledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Tunica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Evansville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- North Tunica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Seyppel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Horseshoe Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- Capleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Town, see our County-by-County Page for New Town.
Cemeteries Near New Town ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Town.
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 Town - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Brower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Caroline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dean - Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Buntin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <3>
- Everson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find New Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Town.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
- Senatobia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Como
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thyatira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thyatira is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Longtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Lespedeza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wallhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
- Arkabutla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Strayhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Strayhorn is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strayhorn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Town.
Newspapers Published in New Town ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Town.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Town, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Town.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 New Town:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tate County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Shelby 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Town) 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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |