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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Peyton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Peyton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Peyton, 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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Penton.

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 ...

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 hospitals 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Peyton is historic, it would have been located within present day Tunica 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 Tunica County: Crittenden (AR), Lee (AR), Phillips (AR), Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman & Tate.

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

  • Tunica County     (The home county of Peyton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Austin
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Tunica County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Austin
      • From Peyton to Austin
    • Clayton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Evansville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Tunica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunica
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Banks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Tunica County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Banks
      • From Peyton to Banks
  • Coahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Powell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lula
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coahoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Friars Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
      • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Jonestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
      • Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
    • Eagles Nest
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagles Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
      • Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eagles Nest
      • From Peyton to Eagles Nest
    • Clover Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
      • Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clover Hill
      • From Peyton to Clover Hill
    • Lyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Clarksdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • DeSoto County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Cub Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cub Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
      • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cub Lake
      • From Peyton to Cub Lake
    • Eudora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eudora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eudora
      • From Peyton to Eudora
    • Newport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in DeSoto County
    • Lake Cormorant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Memphis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
    • Norfolk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfolk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Norfolk
      • From Peyton to Norfolk
    • Glover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Walls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hernando
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Panola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Askew
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Crenshaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
      • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <3>
    • Longtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Sledge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Falcon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
      • Falcon is located in Quitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Marks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
      • Marks is located in Quitman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <3>
    • Bobo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lambert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tate County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Goode
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goode have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
      • Goode is located in Tate County
    • Arkabutla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Coldwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Senatobia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
      • Senatobia is located in Tate County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <3>
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Seyppel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seyppel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seyppel
      • From Peyton to Seyppel
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinckney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pinckney
      • From Peyton to Pinckney
    • Anthonyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Lee County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Phillips Bayou
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Peters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
    • LaGrange
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brickeys
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bledsoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winona
      • From Peyton to Winona
    • Marianna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rondo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Felton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Vineyard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vineyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
      • Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vineyard
      • From Peyton to Vineyard
    • Aubrey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aubrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
      • Aubrey is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Haynes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Phillips County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Helena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Helena - West Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
      • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
    • West Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Huma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
      • Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huma
      • From Peyton to Huma
    • Latour
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
      • Latour is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Latour
      • From Peyton to Latour
    • Lexa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
      • Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <3>
    • Barton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barton
      • From Peyton to Barton
    • North Creek ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
      • North Creek is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Oneida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Tyner ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
      • Tyner is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Old Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Poplar Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
      • Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Lakeview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Saint Francis County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peyton, with the one closest to Peyton listed first.
    • Hughes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rawlinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rawlinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
      • Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rawlinson
      • From Peyton to Rawlinson
    • Bonair
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Madison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Widener
      (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.

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 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.

  • Kyles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kyles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bosket Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosket Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Matthews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saunder Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saunder Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saunder Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forestdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forestdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forestdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whites Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Crouse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dowd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 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.

  • Austin
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Austin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Austin is located in Tunica County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Austin
    • From Peyton to Austin
  • Clayton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Evansville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Tunica County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <3>
  • Dubbs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubbs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubbs
    • Dubbs is located in Tunica County
  • Tunica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Phillips Bayou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Southland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
    • Southland is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Hollywood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • Hollywood is located in Tunica County
  • Lula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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    • Askew ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Askew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
      • Askew is located in Lee County (AR)
    • Huma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
      • Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Huma
      • From Peyton to Huma
    • Peters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Lee County (AR)

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 54 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 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Peyton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peyton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6216, Longitude: -90.4719    









 

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