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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 Sallis (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 Sallis. 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 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.

Sallis is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

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

  • Attala County     (The home county of Sallis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Newport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Zemuly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Possumneck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • Kosciusko
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
    • Hesterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
      • Auris is located in Attala County
    • Ethel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Attala County
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
    • McCool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Vaiden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
      • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
    • Coila
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
  • Choctaw County
    • French Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Durant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
    • West
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Pickens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Acona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
    • Jones Crossing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
    • Ituma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ituma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
    • Coxburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Holmes County
    • Tolarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
      • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
    • Gwin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
      • Gwin is located in Holmes County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Saint Ann
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Redwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Coosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
    • Standing Pine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Tuscola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sharpsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
    • Cobbville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobbville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Davis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Madison County
    • Mill Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Vowell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Hinze
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sallis, with the one closest to Sallis listed first.
    • Vaughan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
    • Fordyke
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordyke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
    • Evans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County

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

Cemeteries Near Sallis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sallis.

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

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

  • Sallis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sallis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sallis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teague Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teague Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (453 more) ...
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bunker Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunker Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sallis had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sallis had a population of 128 people.

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

  • McAdams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
    • McAdams is located in Attala County
  • Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Attala County
  • Durant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
    • Goodman is located in Holmes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
  • McVille
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
    • McVille is located in Attala County
  • Kosciusko
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Shrock ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
    • Shrock is located in Attala County
  • Hesterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Hesterville is located in Attala County
  • Thomastown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomastown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
    • Thomastown is located in Leake County
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Holmes County
  • Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Holmes County
  • Cameron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pickens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Smyrna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Attala County

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

Newspapers Published in Sallis ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sallis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sallis, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sallis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sallis:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sallis. 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>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.
<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 Sallis, 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- Sallis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sallis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0215, Longitude: -89.7647       In this case, the coordinates for Sallis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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