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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 Otho (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 Otho. 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.

Otho is located in Scott 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 Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.

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

  • Scott County     (The home county of Otho)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
    • Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
    • Hunter Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Raworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Kalem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
    • Morton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <1>
    • Cooperville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
      • Cooperville is located in Scott County
    • Harperville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
    • Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
    • Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Scott County
    • Sebastopol
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <1>
    • Cash
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
      • Success is located in Jasper County
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
    • Louin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
      • Verba is located in Jasper County
    • Garlandsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
    • Turnerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
    • Bay Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <1>
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
    • Ras
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
      • Ras is located in Jasper County
    • Gridley ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in Jasper County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • High Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Tuscola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Lena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Newton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Conehatta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
    • Pine Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
    • Decatur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucern
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Hickory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Chunky
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
    • Galilee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galilee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
      • Galilee is located in Rankin County
    • Pelahatchie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Puckett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puckett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
      • Puckett is located in Rankin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
    • Cato
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Rankin County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Otho, with the one closest to Otho listed first.
    • Sylvarena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Raleigh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Polkville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Bezer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Daniel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
      • Daniel is located in Smith County
    • Mize
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <1>
    • Taylorsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Otho ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otho.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Otho:

Cemeteries Near Otho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otho.

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

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

  • Carr Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gatewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood Methodist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Noblin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Noblin Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noblin Cemetery
  • Lorena Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Burnett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnett Cemetery
  • Leaf River Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Decedar Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decedar Baptist Cemetery
  • Continue List   (305 more) ...
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Lemon Christian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvan Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Norris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Norris is located in Scott County
  • Homewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Scott County
  • Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
  • Burns
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Burns is located in Smith County
  • Shongelo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongelo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
    • Shongelo is located in Smith County
  • Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Newton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <1>
  • Pulaski
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Pulaski is located in Scott County
  • Trenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Smith County
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Raworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Raworth is located in Scott County
  • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewells Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
    • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Raleigh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvarena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Newton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Otho. 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Otho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2354, Longitude: -89.4084       In this case, the coordinates for Otho 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>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 Otho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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