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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Perota. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Perota to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Perota, please Contact Us.
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 Perota (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 Perota. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Perota is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Perota. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perota:
- Newton County (The home county of Perota)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Chunky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Conehatta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Pachuta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Quitman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Garlandsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Penantly
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Orange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Verba ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Success ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Ras
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- De Kalb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Suqualena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hookston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lost Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Vimville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- High Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Walnut Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Neshoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Ocobla
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dowdville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Bogue Chitto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Laurel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Pearl River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sebastopol
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perota, see our County-by-County Page for Perota.
Cemeteries Near Perota ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perota.
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 Perota - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perota covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duffee Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Norman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Suqualena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Perota in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perota.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perota, with the one closest to Perota listed first.
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Hookston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perota. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perota.
Newspapers Published in Perota ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perota.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perota, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perota.
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 Perota:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Perota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Perota) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |