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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 Short (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 Short. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Short is located in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County: Colbert (AL), Franklin (AL), Lauderdale (AL), Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss & Hardin (TN).

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

  • Tishomingo County     (The home county of Short)
  • Alcorn County
  • Prentiss County
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Riverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
    • Cherokee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bishop
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
    • Red Rock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Denton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
  • Franklin County (AL)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
    • Haddock ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
    • Waterloo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Threet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Green Tree ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • McGee Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
    • Cypress Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Zip City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Canaan ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Canaan is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
    • Jacksonburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Mars Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hardin County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Gibbs ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
    • White Sulphur ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
    • Bruton Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pyburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Nash Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Nixon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Lowryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Belle Meade
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
  • McNairy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
    • Tulu
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
    • Michie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Caffey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Stantonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Guys
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Eastview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Adamsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Chewalla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ramer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <1>
    • Falcon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Purdy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Selmer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Leapwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wayne County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Short, with the one closest to Short listed first.
    • Lutts
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lutts is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <1>
    • Cypress Inn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
    • Collinwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sorby ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sorby is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby

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

Cemeteries Near Short ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Short.

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 Short - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Short covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 in 1895, Short had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Haddock ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
  • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Riverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterloo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Iuka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gibbs ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
  • Burnsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kendrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Wright
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wright is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
  • Nixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
  • Hamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Glens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stout
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Stout is located in Wayne County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Margerum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Margerum is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margerum

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

Newspapers Published in Short ...

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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Short.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Short, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Short.

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 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 Short:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Short) 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 Short, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.