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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 Schamberville (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 Schamberville. 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 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.

Schamberville is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.

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

  • Lauderdale County     (The home county of Schamberville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Suqualena
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
    • Hookston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
    • Martin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Nellieburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
    • Bailey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Lost Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
    • Daleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Meridian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Russell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
    • Vimville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stonewall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • Pachuta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • Fellowship ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Garlandsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
    • Rose Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Penantly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Penantly is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
    • Orange
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Orange is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Baxter ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Baxter is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Verba is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
    • Success ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Success is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • Rio
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
    • De Kalb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
    • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
    • Porterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Porterville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Sucarnoochee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
    • Electric Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
  • Leake County
    • High Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • House
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
    • Neshoba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Tucker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ocobla
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Bogue Chitto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Dixon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Philadelphia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dowdville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Pearl River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • Chunky
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hickory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Decatur
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Pine Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lucern
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Conehatta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schamberville, with the one closest to Schamberville listed first.
    • Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sebastopol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • Cuba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people

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

Cemeteries Near Schamberville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schamberville.

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 Schamberville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schamberville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Collinsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hookston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
  • Battlefield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Battlefield is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Roscoe ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roscoe is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
  • Bailey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
  • Graham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Graham is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Lost Gap
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
  • Rio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rio is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
  • Prismatic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prismatic is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
  • Meridian
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lizelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Daleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • House
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
    • Hickory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people

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

Newspapers Published in Schamberville ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schamberville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schamberville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schamberville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Schamberville:

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>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.
<3>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 Schamberville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Schamberville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.