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 Roy (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 Roy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Roy is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Choctaw (AL), Jasper, Lauderdale & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Roy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roy:
- Clarke County (The home county of Roy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pachuta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Barnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Gin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Shubuta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Penantly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Vossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Kelona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Stafford Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Garlandsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Heidelberg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Ras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Increase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Nellieburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hookston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Bailey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Suqualena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Smith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Lockhart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Chunky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Newton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- Matherville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Pushmataha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Melvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Lisman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Okatuppa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Cromwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Needham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Red Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Butler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Toxey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Kinterbish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Roy, see our County-by-County Page for Roy.
Cemeteries Near Roy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roy.
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 Roy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Roy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chancellor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Devoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stonewall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63049 <3>
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kramer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Archusa Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McRae Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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, Roy had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Roy, with the one closest to Roy listed first.
- Stonewall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Lost Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pachuta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Vimville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Whynot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Barnett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Roy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roy.
Newspapers Published in Roy ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roy, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roy.
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 Roy:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Lauderdale County
- Newton County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Sumter 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Roy) 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 Roy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |