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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 Soso (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 Soso. 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 and doctors 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.

Soso is located in Jones County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Soso. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Soso:

  • Jones County     (The home county of Soso)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Amy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Service
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Service. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
      • Service is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Service
      • From Soso to Service
    • Laurel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Errata
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Errata
      • From Soso to Errata
    • Sandersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Antioch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ovett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Barnett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barnett
      • From Soso to Barnett
    • Pachuta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Hot Coffee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Collins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <2>
    • Seminary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williamsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Williamsburg
      • From Soso to Williamsburg
    • Arbo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
      • Arbo is located in Covington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Arbo
      • From Soso to Arbo
    • Lux
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Mount Olive
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Forrest County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Stringer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Moss
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vernon
      • From Soso to Vernon
    • Lake Como
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Acme
      • From Soso to Acme
    • Bay Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <2>
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Waldrup
      • From Soso to Waldrup
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Turnerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Heidelberg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fouke ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fouke
      • From Soso to Fouke
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Sumrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Simpson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Coats
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Magee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
      • Magee is located in Simpson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magee <2>
    • Jaynesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jaynesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
      • Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jaynesville
      • From Soso to Jaynesville
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.
    • Taylorsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
    • Mineral Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvarena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mize
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>
    • Bezer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bezer
      • From Soso to Bezer
    • Raleigh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Burns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burns
      • From Soso to Burns
  • Wayne County
    • Whistler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whistler
      • From Soso to Whistler

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Soso, see our County-by-County Page for Soso.

Cemeteries Near Soso ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soso.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Soso covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.

  • Shows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knights Mill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coats Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (449 more) ...
    • Knight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knight Family Cemetery
      • Newton Knight Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60306 <4>
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Our Home Universalist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Home Universalist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Home Universalist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Soso had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Soso had a population of 396 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Soso, with the one closest to Soso listed first.

  • Amy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gitano
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gitano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
    • Gitano is located in Jones County
  • Laurel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylorsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
    • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
  • Ellisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Errata
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Errata
    • From Soso to Errata
  • Sandersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Como
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bunker Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Smith County
  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Acme
    • From Soso to Acme
  • Moscos
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
    • Moscos is located in Covington County
  • Moselle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
      • Ora is located in Covington County
    • Sylvarena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Soso. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soso.

Newspapers Published in Soso ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soso.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soso, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soso.

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 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 Soso:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Soso. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Soso, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Soso) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soso. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7554, Longitude: -89.2744    









 

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