Our Genealogy Helper
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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Plum Point: Plum Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Plum Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Plum Point.
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 Point is located in DeSoto County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Plum Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plum Point:
- DeSoto County (The home county of Plum Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Southaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Horn Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aldens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nesbit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Bright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Southhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Hernando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Glover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Barton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Byhalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Taska
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Red Banks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Slayden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Chulahoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Antioch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Poagville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Arkabutla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aiken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Wyatte
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tyro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Goode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Banks
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- North Tunica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Amanca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Hulbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Mound City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- West Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Horseshoe Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Seyppel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Edmondson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Sunset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Anthonyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- James Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- Hughes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Piperton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Canadaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Hickory Withe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Macon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Gallaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Capleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Parkway Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- The Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Binghampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Hunt Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Collierville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tipton County (TN)
- Wilkinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plum Point, see our County-by-County Page for Plum Point.
Cemeteries Near Plum Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plum Point.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Plum Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plum Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Number 9 Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery-South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Nesbit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Plum Point had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plum Point, with the one closest to Plum Point listed first.
- Horn Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Capleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Whitehaven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehaven is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehaven
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nesbit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellevue is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Days
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Days is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
- Cedarview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarview is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Bright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Buntyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buntyn is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
- Hernando
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lake View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Miller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plum Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plum Point.
Newspapers Published in Plum Point ...
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 224 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plum Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plum Point, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plum Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Point:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to DeSoto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Saint Francis County
- Fayette County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plum Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |