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 Southside (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 Southside. 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 doctors and 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.
Southside is located in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Southside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southside:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Southside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Inverness
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Baird
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Moorhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Indianola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Faisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Sunflower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Doddsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Choctaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Boyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Longshot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Grapeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Cruger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Keirn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Good Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tchula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Mileston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Pluto
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bee Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Ituma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Tolarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Jones Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Isola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jaketown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Silver City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lake City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Morgan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Itta Bena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roebuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Fort Loring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- McNutt
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shellmound
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Browning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Sunnyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Money
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Auter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Panther Burn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Anguilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Dunleith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Helm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Willet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Napanee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Hollandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Overby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Crump
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southside, see our County-by-County Page for Southside.
Cemeteries Near Southside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southside.
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 Southside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <3>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sky Lake Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Southside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southside.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southside, with the one closest to Southside listed first.
- Baird
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Moorhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Indianola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Faisonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Holly Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Sheppardtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Murphy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Runnymede
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Runnymede is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Itta Bena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cruger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Helm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Arcola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southside.
Newspapers Published in Southside ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southside, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southside.
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 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 Southside:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Washington 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Southside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |