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 Schley (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 Schley. 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 doctors 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.
Schley is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Copiah, Covington, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Schley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Schley:
- Simpson County (The home county of Schley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Shivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- D'Lo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jaynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coats
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sardis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hazlehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Wesson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crystal Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glancy
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Bowerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Williamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Terry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Byram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Prentiss
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Vale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Bassfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- New Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Tryus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Rosella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Silver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Verna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Brookhaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Alonzo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Whites
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Cato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Florence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Galilee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Schley, see our County-by-County Page for Schley.
Cemeteries Near Schley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schley.
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 Schley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Schley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Taylor Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Norman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong - Buckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galilee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lily Mae Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (454 more) ...
- Stringer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cliburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Schley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
- Rockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Shivers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Tryus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Grange ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Ashley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Hooker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Harrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Silver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pearl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Beauregard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- D'Lo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Beech Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Schley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Schley.
Newspapers Published in Schley ...
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 Schley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schley, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Schley.
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 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 Schley:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin 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 Schley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |