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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 Russum (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 Russum. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Russum is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.

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

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Russum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Port Gibson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Westside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Grand Gulf
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
    • Ingleside
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Willows
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Saint Elmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Carlisle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Rocky Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Selma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Selma is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Jeannette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Myles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
    • Carpenter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Allen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Bowerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Glancy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Roxie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Meadville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Eddiceton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • White Apple
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • Bude
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Utica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Harriston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rodney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Lincoln County
    • Caseyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Warren County
    • Stout
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Stout is located in Warren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Tensas Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Russum, with the one closest to Russum listed first.
    • Saint Joseph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Yucatan Landing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
    • Newellton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterproof
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Highland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Newlight
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight

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

Cemeteries Near Russum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Russum.

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 Russum - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Holly Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McCaa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • China Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Lick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Briscoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wintergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Port Gibson Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wilson Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Russum had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Gordon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Port Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Red Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Westside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Stonington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stonington is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Oaklawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
  • Harriston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grand Gulf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Fayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hermanville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Ingleside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
  • Rodney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saint Joseph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Elmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge

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

Newspapers Published in Russum ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Russum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Russum, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Russum.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Russum:

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>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 Russum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Russum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.