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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 Plattsburg (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 Plattsburg. 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 southeast 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 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.

Plattsburg is located in Winston 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 Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Winston County     (The home county of Plattsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
    • Hinze
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Noxapater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Louisville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Handle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
    • Ethel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • McCool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Kosciusko
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hesterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Zemuly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
    • Weir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • Ackerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • French Camp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <2>
  • Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
    • High Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Redwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Standing Pine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
    • Walnut Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuscola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Saint Ann
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bogue Chitto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Laurel Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Dowdville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Neshoba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
    • House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
      • House is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plattsburg, with the one closest to Plattsburg listed first.
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
    • Lucern
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
  • Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • Sturgis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
  • Scott County
    • Sebastopol
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Plattsburg ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plattsburg.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Plattsburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Plattsburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Plattsburg.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Plattsburg.

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 Plattsburg:

Cemeteries Near Plattsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plattsburg.

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

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

  • Plattsburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plattsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plattsburg Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Talley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Talley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Talley Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Rattletrap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rattletrap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rattletrap Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Mars Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (358 more) ...
    • Old Pearl Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pearl Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pearl Valley Cemetery
    • Pearl Valley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearl Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl Valley Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plattsburg had a population of 151 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Alice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
  • Hinze
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Vowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Vowell is located in Winston County
  • Noxapater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Marydell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
  • Rome
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Winston County
  • Rural Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
  • Edinburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
  • Philadelphia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • North Bend
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • North Bend is located in Neshoba County
  • Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
  • Louisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Coosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
    • Newtonville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
      • Newtonville is located in Attala County
    • Renfroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
      • Renfroe is located in Leake County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plattsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plattsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9415, Longitude: -89.1916    
<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 Plattsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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