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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Shankstown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shankstown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shankstown, please Contact Us.

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 Shankstown (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 Shankstown. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Shankstown is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Shankstown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Harriston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fayette
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
    • Rodney
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Selma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • Selma is located in Adams County
    • Jeannette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
    • Natchez
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Westside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
    • Port Gibson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grand Gulf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Gulf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Saint Elmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Willows
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Carlisle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Rocky Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Myles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Carpenter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • Bowerton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Roxie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
      • Roxie is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <3>
    • Meadville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • White Apple
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Eddiceton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Bude
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <3>
    • McCall Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hinds County
    • Cayuga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
  • Lincoln County
    • Caseyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Concordia Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Vidalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidalia
      • Vidalia is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,667 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidalia <3>
    • Clayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <3>
  • Tensas Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shankstown, with the one closest to Shankstown listed first.
    • Saint Joseph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yucatan Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
    • Waterproof
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
      • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <3>
    • Newellton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
      • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <3>
    • Highland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)

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

Newspapers Published in Shankstown ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shankstown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shankstown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shankstown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Shankstown:

Cemeteries Near Shankstown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shankstown.

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

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

  • Red Lick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Lick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Lick Cemetery
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridge Cemetery
  • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Cemetery
  • Waterloo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waterloo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waterloo Cemetery
  • China Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Grove Cemetery
  • McCaa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCaa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCaa Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Holly Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Hill Cemetery
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuart Cemetery
  • Sims Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
  • Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
  • Continue List   (331 more) ...
    • Homeless Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homeless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homeless Cemetery
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
    • Bell Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Grove 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.

While we didn't find Shankstown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shankstown.

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

  • Stonington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
    • Stonington is located in Jefferson County
  • Red Lick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
  • Russum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
    • Russum is located in Claiborne County
  • Harriston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
  • Fayette
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
  • Westside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County
  • Port Gibson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rodney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
  • McNair
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
    • McNair is located in Jefferson County
  • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
    • Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Stampley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stampley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
    • Stampley is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oaklawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaklawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
      • Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
    • McBride
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Jefferson County
    • Hermanville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
      • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Shankstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Shankstown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shankstown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8146, Longitude: -91.0293       In this case, the coordinates for Shankstown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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