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 Queens Hill (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 Queens Hill. 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 Queens Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Queens Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Queens Hill may originally have been Queen's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Queens Hill might be written as Queen Hill.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Queens Hill is located in Hinds 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 Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Queens Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Queens Hill:
- Hinds County (The home county of Queens Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Brownsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Edwards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Learned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Palestine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Cayuga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Carpenter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Crystal Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Issaquena County
- Valley Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Adelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Mannsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Twelve Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Ridgeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flowood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whites
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Greenfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Alonzo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Sharkey County
- Smedes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Newmans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Haynes Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Vicksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Satartia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Bentonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Kearney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Nod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Delta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Mound
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Queens Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Queens Hill.
Cemeteries Near Queens Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Queens Hill.
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 Queens Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Queens Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Underhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Birdsong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Henry - Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flowers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Abernathy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brickhouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Queens Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Queens Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Queens Hill, with the one closest to Queens Hill listed first.
- Bolton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Edwards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nevada is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bovina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Russellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Newmans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Learned
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McRaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Phoenix is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Newman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Villanova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Queens Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Queens Hill.
Newspapers Published in Queens Hill ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Queens Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Queens Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Queens Hill.
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 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 Queens Hill:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Yazoo County
- Madison Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Queens Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Queens Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |