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 Sipsey Fork (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 Sipsey Fork. 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.
Name Variations for Sipsey Fork ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Sipsey Fork: Sipsey Frk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Sipsey Fork is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Sipsey Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sipsey Fork:
- Monroe County (The home county of Sipsey Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Splunge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Gattman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Greenwood Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Ales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Hatley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Amory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Carolina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Tremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Abney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Oakland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Bounds Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Ballardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Mantachie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Mooreville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Shannon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plantersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Fayette County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Gu - Win
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bluff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Kirkland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Glen Allen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulligent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Fernbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Marion County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Guin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Guin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <1>
- Stinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stinson is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hamilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Winfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brilliant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Marion County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sipsey Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Sipsey Fork.
Cemeteries Near Sipsey Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sipsey Fork.
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 Sipsey Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sipsey Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Pickle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blaylock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riggan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Almon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pickle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (510 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Sipsey Fork in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sipsey Fork.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sipsey Fork, with the one closest to Sipsey Fork listed first.
- Splunge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Gattman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Pine Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Sulligent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riggins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Beaverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sipsey Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sipsey Fork.
Newspapers Published in Sipsey Fork ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sipsey Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sipsey Fork, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sipsey Fork.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sipsey Fork:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Fayette County
- Lamar County
- Marion 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 Sipsey Fork, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Sipsey Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |