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 Somerville (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 Somerville. 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 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.
Somerville is located in Leflore 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 Leflore County: Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Sunflower & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Somerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Somerville:
- Leflore County (The home county of Somerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Minter City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Shellmound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Fort Loring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Itta Bena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Browning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Roebuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renova
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Boyle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mound Bayou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winstonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Shelby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Avalon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Dublin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Roundaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Claremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Africa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Hopson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Grenada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Elliott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Vance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Crowder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Yarbrough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Whitney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Doddsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- White City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Sunflower
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Moorhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Faisonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Glendora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Albin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Sumner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Paynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Rosebloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Tutwiler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Tillatoba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Somerville, see our County-by-County Page for Somerville.
Cemeteries Near Somerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Somerville.
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 Somerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Somerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Jones Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Clare Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jacobs Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Eagle Plantation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Majet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Somerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Somerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Black Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Glendora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minter City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Swan Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sharkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- McNutt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Shellmound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Leverett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Rixwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Leflore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leflore is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leflore
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oxberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oxberry is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxberry
- Parsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Paynes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Somerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerville.
Newspapers Published in Somerville ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Somerville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Somerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Somerville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leflore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie 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 Somerville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Somerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |