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 Simpson (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 Simpson. 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.
Simpson is located in Smith 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 Smith County: Covington, Jasper, Jones, Newton, Rankin, Scott & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Simpson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simpson:
- Smith County (The home county of Simpson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Taylorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burns
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Daniel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Barnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Pachuta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Hot Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Arbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Seminary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Stringer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Bay Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Como
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Acme ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Turnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Louin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Amy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Service
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Errata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ovett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Newton County
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Galilee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Coats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Sanatorium
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simpson, see our County-by-County Page for Simpson.
Cemeteries Near Simpson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simpson.
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 Simpson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simpson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Edon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerland Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knight Family Cemetery
- Newton Knight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60306 <2>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cherry Grove MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Knights Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- The Coats Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Gitano Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find Simpson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simpson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simpson, with the one closest to Simpson listed first.
- Gitano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Taylorsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Sylvarena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Lake Como
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Acme ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Turnerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Errata
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Raleigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Simpson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simpson.
Newspapers Published in Simpson ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simpson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simpson, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Simpson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Simpson:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Smith County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Newton County
- Rankin County
- Simpson 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 Simpson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simpson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |