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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 Peyton (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 Peyton. 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.

Name Variations for Peyton ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Another variation: Penton.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Peyton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Peyton.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Peyton is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.

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

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Peyton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Saint Elmo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Carlisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Port Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Rocky Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Ingleside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Westside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Grand Gulf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Myles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Carpenter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Glancy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
    • Hazlehurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Beauregard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Wesson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Eddiceton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • McCall Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Meadville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Bude
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
    • Roxie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • White Apple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Utica
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Cayuga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Thompsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Adams
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Newman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
    • Learned
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Harriston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Caseyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Cobbs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • New Sight
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • Montgomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Brookhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tensas Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Yucatan Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
    • Saint Joseph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Newellton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Peyton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peyton.

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 Peyton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peyton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Trevillion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hedrich Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Herlong Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Segrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sarepta Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Darden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (349 more) ...
    • Cherry Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Weeks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<4>

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

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

  • McBride
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • McBride is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Hermanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Barlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Barlow is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Red Lick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Union Church
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Saint Elmo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Gordon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Russum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Russum is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
  • Stonington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonington is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Myles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Port Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Caseyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton

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

Newspapers Published in Peyton ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peyton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peyton, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peyton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Peyton:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Peyton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Peyton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.