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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sarepta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sarepta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sarepta, please Contact Us.

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 Sarepta (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 Sarepta. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Sarepta is historic, it would have been located within present day Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.

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

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Sarepta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Saint Elmo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Port Gibson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Rocky Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Grand Gulf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Westside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Myles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Carpenter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Glancy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glancy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Hazlehurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Beauregard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Wesson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <3>
    • Crystal Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Eddiceton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • McCall Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hamburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Bude
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <3>
    • Meadville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Roxie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <3>
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Utica
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <3>
    • Bear Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
    • Cayuga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
    • Adams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
    • Newman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
    • Learned
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
      • Learned is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <3>
    • Oakley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Hinds County
    • Palestine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Harriston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
    • Rodney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Caseyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • New Sight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Cobbs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Montgomery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Brookhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • Stout
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Warren County
  • Tensas Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sarepta, with the one closest to Sarepta listed first.
    • Yucatan Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
    • Saint Joseph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Newellton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
      • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Sarepta ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sarepta.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sarepta, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sarepta.

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 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 Sarepta:

Cemeteries Near Sarepta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sarepta.

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

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

  • Sarepta Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarepta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarepta Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
  • Segrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
  • Hedrich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hedrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hedrich Cemetery
  • Trevillion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trevillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trevillion Cemetery
  • Herlong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herlong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herlong Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
  • Hulburt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulburt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulburt Cemetery
  • Hulburt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulburt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulburt Cemetery
  • Patona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patona Cemetery
  • Continue List   (328 more) ...
    • Hartley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Greenlee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlee Cemetery
    • Trimm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Trimm Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trimm Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63272 <5>

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.

While we didn't find Sarepta in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sarepta.

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

  • McBride
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Jefferson County
  • Barlow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Copiah County
  • Hermanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
    • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
  • Saint Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
  • Carlisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
  • Allen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
  • Myles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
    • Myles is located in Copiah County
  • Carpenter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
  • Gordon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
  • Red Lick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
  • Union Church
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Church have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
  • Port Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Humphreys
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphreys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Russum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
      • Russum is located in Claiborne County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Sarepta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sarepta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sarepta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8732, Longitude: -90.7668       In this case, the coordinates for Sarepta have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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