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 Rixwood (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 Rixwood. 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 hospitals and 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.
Rixwood is located in Leflore 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 Leflore County: Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Sunflower & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Rixwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rixwood:
- Leflore County (The home county of Rixwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Schlater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Shellmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Itta Bena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Browning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Morgan City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sidon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Boyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Renova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Merigold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mound Bayou
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Avalon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Coila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Cruger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Keirn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Ituma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Tchula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Acona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Jaketown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Belzoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Doddsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sunflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Ruleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Drew
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Faisonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Baird
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Halstead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Whitney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Indianola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Glendora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Albin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Leverett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Paynes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Tutwiler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rosebloom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- Helm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dunleith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Napanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rixwood, see our County-by-County Page for Rixwood.
Cemeteries Near Rixwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rixwood.
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 Rixwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rixwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- McNutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Loggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lanes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Greenwood.
- The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60502 <3>
- St. Mark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (246 more) ...
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rixwood had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rixwood, with the one closest to Rixwood listed first.
- McNutt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Shellmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Itta Bena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Runnymede
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Runnymede is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Fort Loring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Rising Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Moorhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Black Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Sheppardtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Glendora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rixwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rixwood.
Newspapers Published in Rixwood ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rixwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rixwood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rixwood.
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 Rixwood:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leflore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rixwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rixwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |