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 Quincy (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 Quincy. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Quincy is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Quincy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quincy:
- Monroe County (The home county of Quincy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Greenwood Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Splunge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Acker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Gattman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Ales ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Amory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Vinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Una
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Abbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Siloam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Carolina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Tremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Oakland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mantachie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Shannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Fayette County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Gu - Win
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Belk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hightogy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Fernbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Pikeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Guin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <1>
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Yampertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quincy, see our County-by-County Page for Quincy.
Cemeteries Near Quincy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quincy.
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 Quincy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quincy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Posey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Boggan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gilleylen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sartor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Easter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (443 more) ...
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Quincy had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quincy, with the one closest to Quincy listed first.
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Splunge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Acker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Gattman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Amory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riggins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Bigbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Pine Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quincy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quincy.
Newspapers Published in Quincy ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quincy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quincy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quincy.
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 Quincy:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Fayette County
- Lamar County
- Marion 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 Quincy, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quincy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |