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 Senatobia Lakes (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 Senatobia Lakes. 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.
Name Variations for Senatobia Lakes ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Senatobia Lakes: Senatobia Lks.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Senatobia Lakes is located in Tate 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 Tate County: DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Senatobia Lakes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Senatobia Lakes:
- Tate County (The home county of Senatobia Lakes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Looxahoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poagville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Senatobia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aiken
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Arkabutla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Alphaba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Bright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Ingrams Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Hernando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Nesbit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Aldens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Olive Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Southaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Horn Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Harmontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Chulahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Byhalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Holly Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Terza
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Crenshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Askew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Ballentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Mims
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Sledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Banks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Tunica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- North Tunica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Crittenden County (AR)
- Seyppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Capleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Oakville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Parkway Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Senatobia Lakes, see our County-by-County Page for Senatobia Lakes.
Cemeteries Near Senatobia Lakes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Senatobia Lakes.
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 Senatobia Lakes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Senatobia Lakes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Brower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <3>
- Deans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dean - Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lashures Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (330 more) ...
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Everson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Senatobia Lakes in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Senatobia Lakes.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Senatobia Lakes, with the one closest to Senatobia Lakes listed first.
- Looxahoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Bowman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Senatobia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thyatira
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thyatira is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Tyro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wallhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lespedeza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cockrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Harmontown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Chulahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Senatobia Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Senatobia Lakes.
Newspapers Published in Senatobia Lakes ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Senatobia Lakes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Senatobia Lakes, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Senatobia Lakes.
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 Senatobia Lakes:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tate County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Shelby 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> | 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- Senatobia Lakes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Senatobia Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |