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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Scanlon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scanlon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scanlon, 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 Scanlon (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 Scanlon. 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 northeast 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 north.
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 north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Scanlon is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Scanlon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scanlon:
- Newton County (The home county of Scanlon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Pine Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Conehatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Chunky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Garlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Success ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Penantly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Rose Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Verba ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Montrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Louin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Ras
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Rio
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Suqualena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lost Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Bailey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Meridian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- High Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Walnut Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Tuscola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Neshoba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Dowdville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ocobla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Pearl River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Bogue Chitto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Raworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Hunter Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scanlon, see our County-by-County Page for Scanlon.
Cemeteries Near Scanlon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scanlon.
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 Scanlon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scanlon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Decatur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Decatur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bufkin Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58333 <4>
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greenland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Scanlon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scanlon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scanlon, with the one closest to Scanlon listed first.
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Conehatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Piketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scanlon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scanlon.
Newspapers Published in Scanlon ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scanlon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scanlon, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scanlon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Scanlon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Scanlon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Scanlon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |