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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oka Kapassa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oka Kapassa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oka Kapassa, please Contact Us.
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 Oka Kapassa (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 Oka Kapassa. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oka Kapassa is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Oka Kapassa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oka Kapassa:
- Newton County (The home county of Oka Kapassa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Garlandsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Success ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Penantly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Verba ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Rose Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suqualena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lost Gap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Bailey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Meridian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- High Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Walnut Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Tuscola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Neshoba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dowdville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Ocobla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Bogue Chitto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Sebastopol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Raworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Hunter Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Winston County
- Plattsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oka Kapassa, see our County-by-County Page for Oka Kapassa.
Cemeteries Near Oka Kapassa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oka Kapassa.
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 Oka Kapassa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oka Kapassa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Indian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Decatur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Neshoba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Golden Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- Brand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bufkin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Oka Kapassa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oka Kapassa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oka Kapassa, with the one closest to Oka Kapassa listed first.
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Union
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Dixon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- High Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Sebastopol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piketown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oka Kapassa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oka Kapassa.
Newspapers Published in Oka Kapassa ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oka Kapassa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oka Kapassa, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oka Kapassa.
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 Oka Kapassa:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Oka Kapassa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oka Kapassa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |