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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 Seminary (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 Seminary. 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 hospitals and 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.

Seminary is located in Covington 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 Covington County: Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Lamar, Simpson & Smith.

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

  • Covington County     (The home county of Seminary)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Kola
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
    • Lux
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Hot Coffee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Arbo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
    • Mount Olive
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Hattiesburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Petal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <2>
    • Goodluck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Moss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Jasper County
      • Moss has also been known as:
      • Mossville
    • Stringer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Bassfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Prentiss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
      • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <2>
    • Oak Vale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Ellisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Soso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Amy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Ovett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Errata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Sumrall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Purvis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <2>
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Arm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
    • Silver Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Expose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Expose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
      • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Columbia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Jaynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
    • Coats
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
      • Coats is located in Simpson County
    • Magee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <2>
    • Sanatorium
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
      • Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Seminary, with the one closest to Seminary listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
    • Mize
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>
    • Mineral Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Bezer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County

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

Newspapers Published in Seminary ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seminary.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seminary, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seminary.

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 helpful 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 Seminary:

Cemeteries Near Seminary ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seminary.

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 Seminary covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Seminary at River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seminary at River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seminary at River Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Atwood Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atwood Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atwood Family Cemetery
  • Crosby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
  • Holy Temple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Temple Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
  • Speed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speed Cemetery
  • Moscos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moscos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moscos Cemetery
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Watts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
  • Continue List   (590 more) ...
    • Union Senior Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Senior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Senior Cemetery
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery

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 Seminary in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seminary.

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

  • Moscos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
  • Ora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
    • Ora is located in Covington County
  • Williamsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
  • Moselle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
  • Eastabuchie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastabuchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
  • Ellisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Olive
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Bunker Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
  • Soso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Gitano
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gitano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
    • Gitano is located in Jones County
  • Hattiesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylorsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Amy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Jaynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
    • Mize
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seminary. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seminary) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seminary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5584, Longitude: -89.4941       In this case, the coordinates for Seminary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Seminary, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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