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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shutersville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shutersville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shutersville, 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 Shutersville (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 Shutersville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Shutersville is historic, it would have been located within present day Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Shutersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shutersville:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Shutersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Lyon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyon is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Hopson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopson is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Eagles Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Claremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Claremont is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friars Point is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Africa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Africa was located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Rich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rich is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Roundaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Alligator
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Round Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Merigold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Mims
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Ballentine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Crenshaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapeltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Askew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Yarbrough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Marks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Crowder
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Sledge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Tutwiler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Swan Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crevi was located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Glendora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Peyton was located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County (AR)
- Phillips Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Elaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Helena - West Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oneida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Huma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Barton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Crumrod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Lambrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shutersville, see our County-by-County Page for Shutersville.
Cemeteries Near Shutersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shutersville.
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 Shutersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shutersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Shufordville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shufordville Cemetery
- The Shufordville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shuffordsville Cemetery
- Shuffordville Cemetery
- Shufordsville Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bobo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coahoma County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heavenly Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavenly Rest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Heavenly Rest Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Lyon.
- Hackberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Glory Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alcorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Shutersville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shutersville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shutersville, with the one closest to Shutersville listed first.
- Lyon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyon is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Eagles Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Nest is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Stovall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stovall is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dickerson is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Matagorda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matagorda is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Coahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sherard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sherard is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dublin is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belen is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friars Point is also located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Wildwood ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood was located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shutersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shutersville.
Newspapers Published in Shutersville ...
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 Shutersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shutersville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shutersville.
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 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 Shutersville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tunica County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Shutersville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 '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- Shutersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |