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 Patmos (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 Patmos. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Patmos is located in Sharkey 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 Sharkey County: Humphreys, Issaquena, Washington & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Patmos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Patmos:
- Sharkey County (The home county of Patmos)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Rolling Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Cary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Lorenzen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Onward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Smedes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Richey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Auter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Nitta Yuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Delta City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Pluto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bee Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Louise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Gooden Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Valley Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Booth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Chotard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Tallula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Adelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Kearney Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Flora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Haynes Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Murphy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Overby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Hollandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Byrne City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Satartia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Anding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Crump
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Dover ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Bentonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Nod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Lake Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Transylvania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Patmos, see our County-by-County Page for Patmos.
Cemeteries Near Patmos ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patmos.
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 Patmos - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Patmos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kettleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danover Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goshen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weathers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Vicks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centrana Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Patmos in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Patmos.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Patmos, with the one closest to Patmos listed first.
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Enola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enola is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Rolling Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Mont Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Cary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Anguilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Onward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Smedes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Lorenzen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valley Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Satartia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Patmos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Patmos.
Newspapers Published in Patmos ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Patmos.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patmos, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patmos.
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 helpful 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 Patmos:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sharkey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Yazoo County
- East Carroll Parish
- 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 Patmos, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Patmos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |