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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 Robinsons Junction (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 Robinsons Junction. 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 Robinsons Junction ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Robinson Junction.

  • A typical abbreviation for Robinsons Junction: Robinsons Jct. (or less commonly used: Robinsons Jctn.)
  • While the name of this community is Robinsons Junction, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Robinsons Junction may originally have been Robinson's Junction.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Robinsons Junction might be written as Robinson Junction.

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 northeast 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 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.

Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Robinsons Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robinsons Junction, with the one closest to Robinsons Junction listed first.
    • Waynesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
    • Clara
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Whistler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulberry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Matherville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robinsons Junction, with the one closest to Robinsons Junction listed first.
    • Shubuta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Gin ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
      • Gin is located in Clarke County
    • Junction City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
      • Junction City is located in Clarke County
    • De Soto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robinsons Junction, with the one closest to Robinsons Junction listed first.
    • State Line
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to State Line
      • From Robinsons Junction to State Line
    • Carson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • Clark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Avera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avera
      • From Robinsons Junction to Avera
    • Leakesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <3>
  • Jones County
  • Perry County
  • Choctaw County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robinsons Junction, with the one closest to Robinsons Junction listed first.
    • Aquilla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Isney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Robinsons Junction to Isney
    • Emory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Robinsons Junction to Emory
    • Cullomburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Silas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bolinger
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolinger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
      • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Souwilpa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bladon Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
    • Gilbertown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Okatuppa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Toxey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
      • Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Womack Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarke County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Robinsons Junction, with the one closest to Robinsons Junction listed first.
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County (AL)
    • Coffeeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
      • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
  • Washington County (AL)

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

Cemeteries Near Robinsons Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Robinsons Junction.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Powe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (245 more) ...
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Providence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Robinsons Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Robinsons Junction.

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

  • Winchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Wayne County
  • Denham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
    • Denham is located in Wayne County
  • Waynesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
    • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
  • Kittrell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Greene County
  • State Line
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to State Line
    • From Robinsons Junction to State Line
  • Tokio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tokio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
    • Tokio is located in Wayne County
  • Aquilla
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aquilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
  • Yellow Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Boice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
    • Boice is located in Wayne County
  • Healing Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Millry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
    • Millry is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <3>
  • Henderson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Isney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Isney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Isney
      • From Robinsons Junction to Isney
    • Whistler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Emory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Emory
      • From Robinsons Junction to Emory

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Robinsons Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Robinsons Junction.

Newspapers Published in Robinsons Junction ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Robinsons Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Robinsons Junction, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Robinsons Junction.

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 Robinsons Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Robinsons Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Robinsons Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Robinsons Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Robinsons Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5743, Longitude: -88.5591    









 

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