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 Oswego (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 Oswego. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Oswego 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 Oswego. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oswego:
- Holmes County (The home county of Oswego)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Wyatt
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tchula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Keirn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Gwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Cruger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Mileston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Jones Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Acona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Possumneck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auris ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Coila
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Teoc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Carrollton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Vaiden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Jaketown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Isola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gooden Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Lake City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(26 miles [41.8 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 Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Sidon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Roebuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Fort Loring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Browning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Shellmound
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- McNutt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Money
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Schlater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Sharkey County
- Auter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Moorhead
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Inverness
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Baird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Sunflower
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Indianola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Washington County
- Murphy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Eden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Fordyke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Evans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Yazoo City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Jonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Vaughan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oswego, see our County-by-County Page for Oswego.
Cemeteries Near Oswego ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oswego.
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 Oswego - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oswego covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Albino Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cunliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broughman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lennard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Oswego in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oswego.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oswego, with the one closest to Oswego listed first.
- Tchula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Keirn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Howard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Ituma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Marcella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Mileston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Cruger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tolarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Eulogy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Acona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Bee Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Sheppardtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oswego. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oswego.
Newspapers Published in Oswego ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oswego.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oswego, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oswego.
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 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 Oswego:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Oswego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Oswego) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |