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 Sloan (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 Sloan. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sloan is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Sloan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sloan:
- Madison County (The home county of Sloan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maris Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Madisonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Cobbville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mannsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Ridgeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Choctaw Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Bolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Byram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Pickens
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Ann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Goshen Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Fannin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Flowood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pelahatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Ludlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Morton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cooperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Kalem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Nod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Vaughan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Bentonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Evans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Anding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Fordyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Jonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Satartia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sloan, see our County-by-County Page for Sloan.
Cemeteries Near Sloan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sloan.
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 Sloan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sloan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Priestley Chapel MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Able Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City Cemetery
- The Canton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Canton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Galloway Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Haley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Baptist 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.<3>
While we didn't find Sloan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sloan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sloan, with the one closest to Sloan listed first.
- Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Cobbville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Shoccoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shoccoe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Goshen Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Fannin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Tougaloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharpsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cynthia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sloan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sloan.
Newspapers Published in Sloan ...
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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sloan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sloan, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sloan.
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 Sloan:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Yazoo 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 Sloan, 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 from Point A (ie- Sloan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |