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 Oregon (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 Oregon. 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 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.
Oregon is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Oregon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oregon:
- Holmes County (The home county of Oregon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Jones Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Gwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Wyatt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tolarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Mileston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Keirn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Coxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Possumneck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Auris ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hesterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Zemuly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Kosciusko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Coila
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Vaiden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Teoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Belzoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jaketown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Silver City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Gooden Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Isola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Louise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Sidon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Morgan City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Browning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Fort Loring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Itta Bena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower County
- Moorhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Fordyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Crump
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Vaughan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Yazoo City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Nod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Jonestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oregon, see our County-by-County Page for Oregon.
Cemeteries Near Oregon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oregon.
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 Oregon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oregon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Oregon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boatwright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broughman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Oregon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oregon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oregon, with the one closest to Oregon listed first.
- Howard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Tchula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Eulogy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Mileston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Tolarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Acona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Keirn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Marcella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coxburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Thornton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oregon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oregon.
Newspapers Published in Oregon ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oregon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oregon, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oregon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Oregon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Sunflower County
- Yazoo 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 Oregon, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oregon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |