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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 Roundaway (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 Roundaway. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Roundaway is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.

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

  • Coahoma County     (The home county of Roundaway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Dublin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Claremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Clarksdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lyon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sunflower Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Clover Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Eagles Nest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jonestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Coahoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Friars Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
      • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
    • Rich
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Bolivar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Alligator
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Duncan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Hushpuckena
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Shelby
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Mound Bayou
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Winstonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Merigold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Deeson
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
      • Deeson is located in Bolivar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deeson
      • From Roundaway to Deeson
    • Round Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Renova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Perthshire
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perthshire
      • From Roundaway to Perthshire
    • Cleveland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Gunnison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Minter City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McNutt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Leflore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McNutt
      • From Roundaway to McNutt
    • Schlater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Panola County
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Vance
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Yarbrough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marks
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Crowder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Rome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitney
      • From Roundaway to Whitney
    • Drew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ruleville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Halstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halstead
      • From Roundaway to Halstead
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Doddsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
      • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
    • Roundaway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Tallahatchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Tutwiler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sumner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Webb
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>
      • 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 Roundaway to Webb
    • Albin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Swan Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Paynes
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
      • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paynes
      • From Roundaway to Paynes
  • Desha County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Snow Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napoleon
      • From Roundaway to Napoleon
  • Phillips County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundaway, with the one closest to Roundaway listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Mellwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Elaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
      • Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <3>
    • Old Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Wabash
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Lambrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
      • Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Roundaway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roundaway.

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 Roundaway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Roundaway in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Roundaway.

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

  • Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alligator
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Duncan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Hushpuckena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bobo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
    • Bobo is located in Coahoma County
  • Shelby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Mound Bayou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Clarksdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
  • Merigold
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Lyon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillhouse
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
    • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sherard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
      • Sherard is located in Coahoma County
    • Webb
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<2>
      • 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 Roundaway to Webb
    • Sunflower Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Roundaway ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roundaway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roundaway, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roundaway.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Roundaway:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Roundaway, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roundaway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roundaway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0143, Longitude: -90.5982    









 

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