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 Rome (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 Rome. 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 and hospitals 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.
Rome is located in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Rome. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rome:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Rome)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Whitney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Whitney
- From Rome to Whitney
- Drew
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ruleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Halstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Halstead
- From Rome to Halstead
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Doddsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Roundaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sunflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Hushpuckena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mound Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
- Alligator
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
- Merigold is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
- Winstonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Renova
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Boyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deeson
- From Rome to Deeson
- Round Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roundaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Hopson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clover Hill
- From Rome to Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagles Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eagles Nest
- From Rome to Eagles Nest
- Sunflower Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
- Coahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Minter City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McNutt
- From Rome to McNutt
- Schlater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Money
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellmound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shellmound
- From Rome to Shellmound
- Panola County
- Mims
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
- Crowder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Tutwiler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Webb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webb
- From Rome to Webb
- Albin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glendora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
- Leverett
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leverett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leverett
- From Rome to Leverett
- Paynes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paynes
- From Rome to Paynes
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crevi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Rosebloom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rosebloom
- From Rome to Rosebloom
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rome, see our County-by-County Page for Rome.
Cemeteries Near Rome ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rome.
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 Rome covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Second Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Second Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Second Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Light Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cagles Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosemound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Galena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Antioch Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Roundaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Rome in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rome.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Webb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Webb
- From Rome to Webb
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharkey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Glendora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
- Mound Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
- Black Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Hushpuckena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
- Merigold is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
- Bobo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Alligator
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehrton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Clarksdale
(17 miles [27.4 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 Rome. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rome.
Newspapers Published in Rome ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rome.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rome, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rome.
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 helpful 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 Rome:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Leflore County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rome. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rome) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9627, Longitude: -90.4794 |