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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 Northwood (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 Northwood. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Northwood is located in Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.

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

  • Oktibbeha County     (The home county of Northwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Starkville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Clayton Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Longview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Double Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Sturgis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
    • Maben
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Woodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Anchor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
    • Egypt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Reform
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
    • Williams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Ackerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Cedar Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Mhoons Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoons Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Pheba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • Siloam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • Beasley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Montpelier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Vinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • Una
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
      • Una is located in Clay County
  • Holmes County
    • Egypt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Artesia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
    • Crawford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <1>
    • Columbus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Kolola Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
      • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Muldon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
      • Muldon is located in Monroe County
    • Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
    • Aberdeen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Brooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Deerbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clarkson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
      • Clarkson is located in Webster County
    • Mantee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Sapa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
    • Fame
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
      • Fame is located in Webster County
    • Hohenlinden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
      • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
    • Eupora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
      • Eupora is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <1>
    • Walthall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Montevista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montevista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
  • Winston County
    • Louisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Northwood ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwood, 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 Northwood.

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 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 Northwood:

Cemeteries Near Northwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwood.

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

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

  • Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
  • Fort Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fort Graveyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fort Graveyard is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Starkville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fort Graveyard
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567659 <5>
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
  • Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
  • Josey Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Josey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josey Creek Cemetery
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Sessums Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessums Cemetery
  • Curtis Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Chapel Cemetery
  • Pearsons Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearsons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearsons Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (281 more) ...
    • Adaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adaton Cemetery
    • Adaton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adaton Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Starkville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sessums
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sessums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
    • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <1>
  • Osborn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Longview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Cedar Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
  • Mhoons Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoons Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
    • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
  • Oktoc
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
    • Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Artesia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Pheba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Tibbee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
    • Tibbee is located in Clay County
  • Siloam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Griffith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • West Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Clay County

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

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

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>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- Northwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Northwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4732, Longitude: -88.8120       In this case, the coordinates for Northwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Northwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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