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 Shuford (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 Shuford. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Shuford is located in Panola 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 Panola County: Lafayette, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Shuford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shuford:
- Panola County (The home county of Shuford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Terza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Sardis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mims
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Ballentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Longtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Crenshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Banner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sarepta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Bruce
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Turkey Foot Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Harmontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Altus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Abbeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- Laws Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Crowder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Marks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Lambert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Paynes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Looxahoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Tyro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Aiken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Senatobia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyatte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Tillatoba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shuford, see our County-by-County Page for Shuford.
Cemeteries Near Shuford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shuford.
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 Shuford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shuford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Love Joy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kind Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Forest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sardinia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Shuford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shuford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shuford, with the one closest to Shuford listed first.
- Eureka Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Central Academy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Terza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapeltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teasdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shuford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shuford.
Newspapers Published in Shuford ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shuford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shuford, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shuford.
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 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 Shuford:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Panola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Yalobusha 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> | 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 Shuford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shuford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |