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 Shubuta (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 Shubuta. 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 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.
Shubuta is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Choctaw (AL), Jasper, Lauderdale & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Shubuta. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shubuta:
- Clarke County (The home county of Shubuta)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Gin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Stafford Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Heidelberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Orange
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Acme ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Sandersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Antioch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale County
- Increase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Matherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Whistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Chicora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Mulberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Okatuppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Bolinger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Gilbertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Silas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Toxey
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Cullomburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Copeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Healing Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shubuta, see our County-by-County Page for Shubuta.
Cemeteries Near Shubuta ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shubuta.
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 Shubuta - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shubuta covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Shubuta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Menasco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chaparral Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Waller Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billie Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shubuta had a population of 589 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shubuta had a population of 399 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shubuta, with the one closest to Shubuta listed first.
- Matherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Boice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Carmichael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Eucutta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Whistler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Tokio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Quitman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Vossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Pachuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shubuta. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shubuta.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shubuta ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shubuta.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shubuta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shubuta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shubuta.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Shubuta.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Shubuta:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lauderdale County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Washington 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 Shubuta, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shubuta) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |