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 North Bend (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 North Bend. 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.
Name Variations for North Bend ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Bend: N. Bend
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Bend. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Bend.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
North Bend 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 North Bend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Bend:
- Neshoba County (The home county of North Bend)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pearl River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- House
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Neshoba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dowdville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Attala County
- McCool
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Lynville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- De Kalb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Scooba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Suqualena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- High Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Coosa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Standing Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott County
- Sebastopol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Handle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Noxapater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Plattsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Bend, see our County-by-County Page for North Bend.
Cemeteries Near North Bend ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Bend.
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 North Bend - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Bend covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- North Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Bend Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Mt. Ary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Bend had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Bend, with the one closest to North Bend listed first.
- Ocobla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Noxapater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Handle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Fearns Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Plattsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Peden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gholson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Bend. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Bend.
Newspapers Published in North Bend ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Bend.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Bend, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Bend.
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 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 North Bend:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee 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 North Bend, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Bend) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |