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 Saltillo (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 Saltillo. 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.
Saltillo is located in Lee 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 Lee County: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Saltillo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saltillo:
- Lee County (The home county of Saltillo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Guntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Indian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Boggan Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Jug Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Corrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mooreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Bissell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Plantersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Rienzi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Hightown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Jacinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Okolona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Van Vleet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- New Houlka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Mantachie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kirkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Ballardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Carolina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Eastman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Tremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bounds Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Nettleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Wren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Ales ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Amory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Nixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pontotoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goodford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Possum Trot
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Turnpike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Thaxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pannell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Baldwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Geeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Blackland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Lake City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Booneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Site
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Jumpertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Altitude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Burton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Dumas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clarysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Blue Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Golden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Ellistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Blue Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Molino
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- New Albany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Glenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Fairview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Myrtle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saltillo, see our County-by-County Page for Saltillo.
Cemeteries Near Saltillo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saltillo.
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 Saltillo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saltillo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Kyle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saltillo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cassidy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Confederate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bolen Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shipley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Francis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Singleton - Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (493 more) ...
- Eulatubba Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Saltillo had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Saltillo had a population of 5,071 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saltillo, with the one closest to Saltillo listed first.
- Guntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Macedonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Corrona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Ratliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ratliff is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff
- Baldwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Mooreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blue Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plantersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ballardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saltillo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saltillo.
Newspapers Published in Saltillo ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saltillo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saltillo, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saltillo.
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 Saltillo:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Chickasaw County
- Itawamba County
- Monroe County
- Pontotoc County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- Union 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> | 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 Saltillo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saltillo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |