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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 Philadelphia (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 Philadelphia. 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 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.

Philadelphia is located in Neshoba County and is the County Seat.

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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Neshoba County     (The home county of Philadelphia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • Ocobla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocobla
      • From Philadelphia to Ocobla
    • Tucker
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Philadelphia to Tucker
    • Pearl River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hope
      • From Philadelphia to Hope
    • Dixon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Philadelphia to Dixon
    • Neshoba
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bogue Chitto
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Laurel Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • House
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dowdville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
    • Rio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • De Kalb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • Martin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Collinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>
    • Suqualena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Daleville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hookston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hookston
      • From Philadelphia to Hookston
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • High Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Philadelphia to High Hill
    • Coosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coosa
      • From Philadelphia to Coosa
    • Standing Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Walnut Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Carthage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Redwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Tuscola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • Harperville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cash
      • From Philadelphia to Cash
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Philadelphia, with the one closest to Philadelphia listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Noxapater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>
    • Vowell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Handle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Handle
      • From Philadelphia to Handle
    • Hinze
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fearns Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Philadelphia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Philadelphia.

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

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

  • Cedarlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Donald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bloomfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bloomfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (325 more) ...
    • McNeill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Philadelphia had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Philadelphia had a population of 7,003 people.

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

  • Tucker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tucker
    • From Philadelphia to Tucker
  • Ocobla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ocobla
    • From Philadelphia to Ocobla
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hope
    • From Philadelphia to Hope
  • Dixon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dixon
    • From Philadelphia to Dixon
  • North Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • North Bend is located in Neshoba County
  • Laurel Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Plattsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • House
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spinks ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
    • Spinks is located in Kemper County
  • Alice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Madden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
      • Madden is located in Leake County
    • High Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Philadelphia to High Hill
    • Noxapater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Philadelphia ...

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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Philadelphia.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Philadelphia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Philadelphia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Philadelphia.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6> of Philadelphia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Philadelphia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Philadelphia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Philadelphia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Philadelphia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Philadelphia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7709, Longitude: -89.1177    









 

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