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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 Revive (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 Revive. 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 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.

Revive is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Revive. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Revive:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Revive)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Camden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharpsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Cobbville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Davis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Maris Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Mill Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Canton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mannsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mannsdale is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
    • Twelve Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Zemuly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Sallis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kosciusko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Possumneck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Hesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Rocky Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Pickens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Durant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Coxburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Saint Ann
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Carthage
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Redwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Lena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuscola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Coosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Standing Pine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Walnut Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • High Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dowdville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
    • Fannin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fannin is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
    • Pelahatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Cash
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Beach
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Clifton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Harperville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sebastopol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kalem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Raworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
  • Winston County
    • Vowell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.
    • Vaughan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Fordyke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Evans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
    • Nod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Nod is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Revive, see our County-by-County Page for Revive.

Cemeteries Near Revive ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Revive.

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 Revive - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Revive covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.

  • Sulphur Springs Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Virgin Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Eugene Garrett Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Faucette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Thomastown Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (391 more) ...
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomastown Christian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lottville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Revive had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Revive, with the one closest to Revive listed first.

  • Camden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ofahoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ofahoma is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofahoma
  • Millville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Millville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Saint Ann
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Cameron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Thomastown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomastown is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
  • Shrock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shrock is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Sharon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Good Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Good Hope is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Oaks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oaks is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shoccoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shoccoe is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
    • Ludlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Carthage
      (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 Revive. See our List of 1890's Communities around Revive.

Newspapers Published in Revive ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Revive.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Revive, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Revive.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Revive:

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 Revive, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Revive) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.