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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poplar Springs: Poplar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spngs. or Poplar Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Poplar Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Poplar Springs.
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.
Poplar Springs is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Poplar Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poplar Springs:
- Holmes County (The home county of Poplar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Acona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Keirn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Tchula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Cruger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Possumneck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Auris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Sallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Langley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Kosciusko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Coila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Vaiden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Teoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Belzoni
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jaketown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Sidon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Browning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Roebuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Fort Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Winona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmichael
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Eskridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sibleyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Fordyke
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Vaughan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Crump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poplar Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Poplar Springs.
Cemeteries Near Poplar Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplar Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Melton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saffold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hooker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reeves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rhynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (438 more) ...
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyd Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the northeast of Lexington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58192 <3>
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thurmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Poplar Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Poplar Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poplar Springs, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Emory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Acona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Tchula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Howard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Beatty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beatty is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Vaiden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keirn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Cruger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eulogy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Mileston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poplar Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplar Springs.
Newspapers Published in Poplar Springs ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplar Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poplar Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poplar Springs.
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 Poplar Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Montgomery County
- Yazoo 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Poplar Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Poplar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |