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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 Oldham (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 Oldham. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Oldham is located in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County: Colbert (AL), Franklin (AL), Lauderdale (AL), Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss & Hardin (TN).

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

  • Tishomingo County     (The home county of Oldham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Iuka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Paden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Tishomingo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Burnsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
    • Short
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
      • Short is located in Tishomingo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Short
      • From Oldham to Short
    • Dennis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Golden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alcorn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Glen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Glens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
      • Glens is located in Alcorn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glens
      • From Oldham to Glens
    • Jacinto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
    • Searcy Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
    • Rienzi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Corinth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Biggersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Allentown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kossuth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hightown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hightown
      • From Oldham to Hightown
  • Itawamba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Eastman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Itawamba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eastman
      • From Oldham to Eastman
    • Kirkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kirkville
      • From Oldham to Kirkville
  • Prentiss County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Burton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Prentiss County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burton
      • From Oldham to Burton
    • Altitude
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Site
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
    • Booneville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Pisgah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Wheeler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jumpertown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Bishop
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bishop
      • From Oldham to Bishop
    • Cherokee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Riverton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Red Rock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Red Rock
      • From Oldham to Red Rock
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Franklin County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Pleasant Site
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Burntout
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Red Bay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Belgreen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vina
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Rockwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Franklin County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockwood
      • From Oldham to Rockwood
    • Russellville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Waterloo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Haddock ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
      • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Green Tree ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
      • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Threet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McGee Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
      • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Cloverdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Canaan ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Florence
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jacksonburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
      • Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jacksonburg
      • From Oldham to Jacksonburg
    • Mars Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mars Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
      • Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mars Hill
      • From Oldham to Mars Hill
    • Zip City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Florian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
      • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint Florian
      • From Oldham to Saint Florian
  • Hardin County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Lowryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
      • Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowryville
      • From Oldham to Lowryville
    • Nash Landing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pyburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Nixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Hamburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamburg
      • From Oldham to Hamburg
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Shiloh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • McNairy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Tulu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
      • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
    • Michie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caffey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caffey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
      • Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caffey
      • From Oldham to Caffey
    • Guys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oldham, with the one closest to Oldham listed first.
    • Cypress Inn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
      • Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cypress Inn
      • From Oldham to Cypress Inn
    • Lutts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
      • Lutts is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Oldham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oldham.

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

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

  • Nunley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snowdown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Nunley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jackson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23650 <4>
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carytown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carytown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Joy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Joy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alsobrook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alsobrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alsobrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (613 more) ...
    • Toenail Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toenail Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toenail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gover Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rutledge Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Oldham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oldham.

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

  • Margerum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margerum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum
    • Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Iuka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingleton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
    • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bishop
    • From Oldham to Bishop
  • Cherokee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Good Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
    • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Maud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Maud is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Waterloo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
  • Short
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Short. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Short is located in Tishomingo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Short
    • From Oldham to Short
  • Wright
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Barton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
      • Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County (AL)
    • Smithsonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
      • Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in Oldham ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oldham.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Oldham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oldham. 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>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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Oldham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oldham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7740, Longitude: -88.1283    
<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 Oldham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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