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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 Plum Grove (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 Plum Grove. 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 Plum Grove ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Plum Grove: Plum Grv.

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 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.

Plum Grove is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Plum Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
    • Bent Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
    • Crawford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
    • Artesia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Kolola Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
      • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
    • Caledonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
    • West Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • Mhoons Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoons Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Siloam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
  • Monroe County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
    • Deerbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Ravine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
    • Brooksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Macon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
    • Cooksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Shuqualak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Mashulaville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
    • Clayton Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Starkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Longview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Greene County (AL)
    • Lewiston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • Millport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <2>
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plum Grove, with the one closest to Plum Grove listed first.
    • Pickensville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
      • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
    • Archer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Macedonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Ethelsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
      • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Stafford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Memphis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Beaver Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
      • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • McShan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McShan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • McMullen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
      • McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Carrollton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Aliceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Fire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Fire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
      • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • Panola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in Plum Grove ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plum Grove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Plum Grove:

Cemeteries Near Plum Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Grove.

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

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

  • Old Chandler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chandler Cemetery
  • Togo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Togo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Togo Cemetery
  • Toliver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toliver Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toliver Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63255 <4>
  • Deerbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerbrook Cemetery
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58581 <4>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59251 <4>
  • Jennings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jennings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jennings Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberson Cemetery
  • Bigbee Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigbee Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigbee Valley Cemetery
  • Ledbetter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledbetter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledbetter Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
  • Continue List   (308 more) ...
    • Brookshire Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookshire Cemetery
    • Brooksville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooksville Cemetery
    • Mt. Ararat Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Ararat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Ararat 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.<5>

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

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

  • Trinity
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
    • Trinity is located in Lowndes County
  • Deerbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
  • Cliftonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliftonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliftonville
    • Cliftonville is located in Noxubee County
  • Bigbee Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigbee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley
    • Bigbee Valley is located in Noxubee County
  • Brooksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazelia ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazelia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelia
    • Brazelia is located in Noxubee County
  • Crawford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
  • Prairie Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
    • Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
  • McIntyre ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
  • New Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Memphis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Stafford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • Artesia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Macon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plum Grove. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Plum Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3098, Longitude: -88.4403       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Plum Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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