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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 Nola (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 Nola. 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 and 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.

Nola is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Copiah, Jefferson Davis, Lincoln, Marion, Simpson & Walthall.

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

  • Lawrence County     (The home county of Nola)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nola, with the one closest to Nola listed first.
    • Tryus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tryus
      • From Nola to Tryus
    • Rosella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
    • Hooker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hooker
      • From Nola to Hooker
    • Silver Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <3>
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grange
      • From Nola to Grange
    • Arm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Verna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verna
      • From Nola to Verna
    • New Hebron
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
      • New Hebron is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron <3>
    • Tilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tilton
      • From Nola to Tilton
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nola, with the one closest to Nola listed first.
    • Wesson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <3>
    • Beauregard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Martinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glancy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glancy
      • From Nola to Glancy
    • Bowerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bowerton
      • From Nola to Bowerton
    • Hopewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Allen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allen
      • From Nola to Allen
  • Franklin County
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nola, with the one closest to Nola listed first.
    • Oak Vale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prentiss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bassfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nola, with the one closest to Nola listed first.
    • Montgomery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montgomery
      • From Nola to Montgomery
    • Wellman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellman
      • From Nola to Wellman
    • Brookhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • New Sight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Norfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfield
      • From Nola to Norfield
    • Cobbs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Caseyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caseyville
      • From Nola to Caseyville
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nola, with the one closest to Nola listed first.
    • Goss
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goss
      • From Nola to Goss
    • Expose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
      • Expose is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Expose
      • From Nola to Expose
  • Pike County
  • Rankin County
    • Alonzo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
      • Alonzo is located in Rankin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alonzo
      • From Nola to Alonzo
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nola, with the one closest to Nola listed first.
    • Shivers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Westville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Westville is located in Simpson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Westville
      • From Nola to Westville
    • Jaynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jaynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jaynesville
      • From Nola to Jaynesville
  • Walthall County

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

Cemeteries Near Nola ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nola.

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 Nola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Warren Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kees Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kees Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kees Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fair Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Bahala Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (477 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stronghope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stronghope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stronghope 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.<5>

While we didn't find Nola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nola.

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

  • Fair River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
    • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
  • Tryus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
    • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tryus
    • From Nola to Tryus
  • Monticello
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <3>
  • Wesson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <3>
  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montgomery
    • From Nola to Montgomery
  • Hooker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hooker
    • From Nola to Hooker
  • Beauregard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Brookhaven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wellman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wellman
    • From Nola to Wellman
  • Silver Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <3>
  • Rockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Copiah County
  • Ashley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Ashley is located in Copiah County
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    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grange
      • From Nola to Grange
    • Martinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Nola ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nola.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nola, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nola.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Nola:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Nola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6144, Longitude: -90.2381    









 

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