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 Poplar Creek (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 Poplar Creek. 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 Poplar Creek ...
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 Poplar Creek: Poplar Crk. (or less commonly used: Poplar Ck. or Poplar Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Creek:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Poplar Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Kilmichael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Sibleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Duck Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Langley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Auris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Hesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- McCool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Kosciusko
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sallis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Slate Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Vaiden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Coila
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- French Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Weir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ackerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Grenada County
- Elliott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Acona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Double Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Sturgis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Eupora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sapa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Mathiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fame
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Montevista
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Hinze
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Creek.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Creek.
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 Poplar Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Joe Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cartledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Frank Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Poplar Creek had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Creek, with the one closest to Poplar Creek listed first.
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Kilmichael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Chita ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- French Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Vaiden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beatty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beatty is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Foltz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foltz is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Creek.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Creek ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Creek, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Poplar Creek:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Winston 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> | 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 Poplar Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |