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 Shackleford (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 Shackleford. 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 northeast 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 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.
Shackleford is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Shackleford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shackleford:
- Holmes County (The home county of Shackleford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Gwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Mileston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Jones Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Wyatt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tolarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Keirn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Bee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Ituma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Possumneck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Coila
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vaiden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Belzoni
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jaketown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Gooden Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Isola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Louise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Sidon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Fort Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Itta Bena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Browning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Madison County
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Auter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Inverness
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Moorhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Baird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Murphy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Fordyke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Yazoo City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Vaughan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Nod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shackleford, see our County-by-County Page for Shackleford.
Cemeteries Near Shackleford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shackleford.
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 Shackleford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shackleford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rose Bank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Albino Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tredwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (328 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cunliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Shackleford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shackleford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shackleford, with the one closest to Shackleford listed first.
- Tchula
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Marcella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marcella is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Mileston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Howard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tolarville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Bee Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Eulogy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Keirn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Ituma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Pluto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shackleford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shackleford.
Newspapers Published in Shackleford ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shackleford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shackleford, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shackleford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shackleford:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Yazoo 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> | 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 Shackleford, 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- Shackleford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |