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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Quay. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Quay to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Quay, please Contact Us.
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 Quay (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 Quay. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Quay is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Quay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quay:
- Washington County (The home county of Quay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Wilmot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Dunleith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Metcalfe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Overby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Shaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Grapeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Longshot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Lake Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Benoit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mound Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Dahomy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Eutaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Boyle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Isola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Gooden Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Booth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Panther Burn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Auter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Mont Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Heathman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Inverness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Faisonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Roundaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Halstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eudora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- Arkansas City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quay, see our County-by-County Page for Quay.
Cemeteries Near Quay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quay.
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 Quay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Paxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Arcola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kindling Altar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magruder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jake Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lamont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evening Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hinds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hinds Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Leland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59901 <4>
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.
While we didn't find Quay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quay, with the one closest to Quay listed first.
- Burdette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Stoneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Wayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Magenta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Hollandale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swiftwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- James
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Overby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Holly Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quay.
Newspapers Published in Quay ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quay, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quay.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Quay:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Quay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |