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 Sharkey (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 Sharkey. 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 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 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.
Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County: Coahoma, Grenada, Leflore, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Sharkey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sharkey:
- Tallahatchie County (The home county of Sharkey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Swan Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Albin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Webb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Glendora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
- Sumner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Paynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Tutwiler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
- Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <2>
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Rosebloom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Merigold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
- Merigold is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
- Mound Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
- Renova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Winstonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
- Hushpuckena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Shelby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
- Alligator
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Boyle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Boyle is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyle <2>
- Duncan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Teoc
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Roundaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Claremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Hopson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Clarksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Eagles Nest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Grenada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
- Grenada is located in Grenada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <2>
- Memphis Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Money
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Money is located in Leflore County
- McNutt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Schlater
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Shellmound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shellmound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Browning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Fort Loring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <2>
- Itta Bena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itta Bena
- Itta Bena is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Itta Bena <2>
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Mims
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Chapeltown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Vance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Crowder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Yarbrough
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Lambert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
- Bobo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Whitney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Drew
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Drew is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <2>
- Ruleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleville
- Ruleville is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruleville <2>
- Doddsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Roundaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Sunflower
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Tillatoba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Yalobusha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sharkey, see our County-by-County Page for Sharkey.
Newspapers Published in Sharkey ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sharkey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharkey, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharkey.
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 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 Sharkey:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Tallahatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coahoma County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grenada County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leflore County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Panola County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Quitman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sunflower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Yalobusha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bolivar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Tallahatchie County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Tallahatchie County
Cemeteries Near Sharkey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharkey.
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 Sharkey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- New Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Clare Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clare Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Needmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Needmore Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Grove Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Silent Shade Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Shade Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Continue List (241 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Johnson 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sharkey had a population of 51 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sharkey, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Swan Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Glendora
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
- Webb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Black Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Leverett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Paynes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
- Sunnyside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Oxberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Cascilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Crevi ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphreesboro
- Murphreesboro is located in Tallahatchie County
- Parsons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Rosebloom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murphreesboro ‑ Historic
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sharkey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sharkey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharkey. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sharkey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharkey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9051, Longitude: -90.2648 In this case, the coordinates for Sharkey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sharkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |