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 Savoy (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 Savoy. 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 and 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.
Savoy is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Savoy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Savoy:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Savoy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Lost Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Hookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Increase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Suqualena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Whynot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
- Pachuta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- De Soto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Barnett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Junction City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Gin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Shubuta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Orange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Penantly
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Garlandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Vossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Kelona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Verba ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Ras
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Neshoba County
- House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Chunky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- Matherville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Pushmataha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Lisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Kinterbish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Ward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Savoy, see our County-by-County Page for Savoy.
Cemeteries Near Savoy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Savoy.
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 Savoy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sageville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sageville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sageville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61750 <4>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stinson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burwell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Alday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alday Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alday Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Meridian Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunnel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>
While we didn't find Savoy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Savoy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Savoy, with the one closest to Savoy listed first.
- Lost Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Roy is located in Clarke County
- Meridian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Hookston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Vimville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Russell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Savoy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Savoy.
Newspapers Published in Savoy ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Savoy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Savoy, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Savoy.
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 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 Savoy:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Savoy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lauderdale County: www.lauderdalecounty.org/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |
<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> | 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- Savoy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Savoy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2707, Longitude: -88.7698 In this case, the coordinates for Savoy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<6> | 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 Savoy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |