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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 Newman (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 Newman. 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 hospitals 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.

Newman is located in Hinds County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Newman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newman:

  • Hinds County     (The home county of Newman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Edwards
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Learned
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
      • Learned is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <1>
    • Adams
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Utica
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Hinds County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakley
      • From Newman to Oakley
    • Bear Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bear Creek
      • From Newman to Bear Creek
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Palestine
      • From Newman to Palestine
    • Raymond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <1>
    • Bolton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
    • Thompsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Midway
      • From Newman to Midway
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Rocky Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carlisle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carlisle
      • From Newman to Carlisle
    • Saint Elmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Elmo
      • From Newman to Saint Elmo
    • Willows
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Gulf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grand Gulf
      • From Newman to Grand Gulf
    • Port Gibson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Copiah County
  • Issaquena County
  • Madison County
  • Rankin County
    • Alonzo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alonzo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
      • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alonzo
      • From Newman to Alonzo
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Newmans
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
      • Newmans is located in Warren County
    • Vicksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <1>
    • Stout
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stout
      • From Newman to Stout
    • Villanova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Villanova. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
      • Villanova is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Villanova
      • From Newman to Villanova
    • Redwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Haynes Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Madison Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Delta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delta
      • From Newman to Delta
    • Mound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Duck Port ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Port have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
      • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coleman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coleman
      • From Newman to Coleman
    • Thomastown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Barnes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnes
      • From Newman to Barnes
    • Ashly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
      • Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashly
      • From Newman to Ashly
    • Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Tensas Parish (LA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newman, see our County-by-County Page for Newman.

Cemeteries Near Newman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newman.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.

  • Belmont Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McElwee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElwee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElwee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nalley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nalley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nalley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Albin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Albin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Albin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Chatham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Seven Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seven Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seven Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Newman had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.

  • Cayuga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Reganton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reganton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reganton
    • Reganton is located in Claiborne County
  • Bovina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
    • Bovina is located in Warren County
  • Newmans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
    • Newmans is located in Warren County
  • Edwards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Utica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Adams
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Learned
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
    • Learned is located in Hinds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <1>
  • Oakley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Hinds County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakley
    • From Newman to Oakley
  • Rocky Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vicksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
    • Vicksburg is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <1>
  • Stout
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Stout is located in Warren County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stout
    • From Newman to Stout
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Humphreys
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphreys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
    • Carpenter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Chapel Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
      • Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newman.

Newspapers Published in Newman ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newman, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Newman:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Newman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Newman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2356, Longitude: -90.6972       In this case, the coordinates for Newman have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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