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 Southwood Estates (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 Southwood Estates. 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 Southwood Estates ...
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 Southwood Estates: Southwood Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Southwood Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Southwood Estates.
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.
Southwood Estates is located in Hinds 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 Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Southwood Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Southwood Estates:
- Hinds County (The home county of Southwood Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- Choctaw Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Byram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Town Plaza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Learned
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hazlehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Myles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- Ridgeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Mannsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Adelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kearney Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Madisonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Flowood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fannin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Cato
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Scott County
- Cooperville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- Braxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Smith County
- Daniel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Yazoo County
- Bentonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Southwood Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Southwood Estates.
Cemeteries Near Southwood Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Southwood Estates.
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 Southwood Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Southwood Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- McGowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jackson Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cleary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Willow Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- John Adam Riser Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Florence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Southwood Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Southwood Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Southwood Estates, with the one closest to Southwood Estates listed first.
- Van Winkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Pearson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Terry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McRaven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Monterey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Southwood Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Southwood Estates.
Newspapers Published in Southwood Estates ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Southwood Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Southwood Estates, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Southwood Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Southwood Estates:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Simpson County
- Smith 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 from Point A (ie- Southwood Estates) 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 Southwood Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |