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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 Patterson (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 Patterson. 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 doctors and 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.

Patterson is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

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

  • Attala County     (The home county of Patterson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • Ethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Kosciusko
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McCool
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Zemuly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Hesterville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Sallis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <1>
    • Possumneck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
  • Carroll County
    • Vaiden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
      • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <1>
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • French Camp
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <1>
    • Weir
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Ackerman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • West
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Goodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • Redwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
    • Saint Ann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Standing Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • High Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Walnut Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Laurel Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Dowdville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Neshoba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Patterson, with the one closest to Patterson listed first.
    • Vowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Hinze
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Plattsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Noxapater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <1>
    • Louisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Patterson ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Patterson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Patterson, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Patterson.

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 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 Patterson:

Cemeteries Near Patterson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Patterson.

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

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Shield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shield Cemetery
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Breazeale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breazeale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breazeale Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
  • Continue List   (414 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Point Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery

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

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

  • Smyrna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
  • Marydell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
  • Vowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Renfroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
  • Coosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Coosa is located in Leake County
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Hinze
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Rural Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
  • Kosciusko
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McVille
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
    • McVille is located in Attala County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Edinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Leake County
    • Plattsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Patterson. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Patterson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Patterson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9776, Longitude: -89.4320       In this case, the coordinates for Patterson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Patterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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