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 Prismatic (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 Prismatic. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Prismatic is located in Kemper 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 Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Prismatic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prismatic:
- Kemper County (The home county of Prismatic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Lynville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Sucarnoochee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Scooba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Giles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Binnsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Clarke County
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jasper County
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Daleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Suqualena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Nellieburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Russell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lost Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Bogue Chitto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Tucker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Ocobla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Neshoba
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Chunky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Lucern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Pine Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Shuqualak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Handle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Cuba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Boyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Emelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- York
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sumterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Kinterbish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prismatic, see our County-by-County Page for Prismatic.
Cemeteries Near Prismatic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prismatic.
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 Prismatic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prismatic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Arkadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Klondike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Samuel Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daleville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Pine Forest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Log Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Prismatic had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prismatic, with the one closest to Prismatic listed first.
- Daleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Lizelia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
- Mount Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Bailey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kemper Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Hookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Topton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Lockhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prismatic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prismatic.
Newspapers Published in Prismatic ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prismatic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prismatic, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prismatic.
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 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 Prismatic:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Lauderdale County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Winston County
- Sumter 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 Prismatic, 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' (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- Prismatic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |