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 Scobey (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 Scobey. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Scobey is located in Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County: Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Panola & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Scobey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scobey:
- Yalobusha County (The home county of Scobey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Tillatoba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Velma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Water Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Big Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Avalon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- North Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Grenada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Elliott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Minter City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Money
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Duck Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Eskridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Pope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chapeltown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Mims
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Batesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Terza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Crowder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Lambert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Rosebloom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Swan Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Glendora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Albin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scobey, see our County-by-County Page for Scobey.
Cemeteries Near Scobey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scobey.
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 Scobey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scobey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Scobey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jehovah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lesters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Tillatoba.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove West Missionary Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61941 <2>
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poa Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Guess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swearengen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Scobey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scobey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scobey, with the one closest to Scobey listed first.
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Rosebloom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cascilla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cascilla is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascilla
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Grenada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Oxberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxberry is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
- Velma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teasdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Pope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scobey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scobey.
Newspapers Published in Scobey ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scobey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Scobey, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Scobey.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Scobey:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yalobusha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Leflore County
- Montgomery County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scobey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Scobey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |