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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Spinks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spinks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spinks, please Contact Us.
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 Spinks (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 Spinks. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Spinks is historic, it would have been located within present day Kemper 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 Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Spinks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spinks:
- Kemper County (The home county of Spinks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- De Kalb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Porterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Scooba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Giles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Suqualena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Bailey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Nellieburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Russell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Leake County
- High Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Tucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neshoba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Dowdville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Chunky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Conehatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Pine Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Shuqualak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Mashulaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Scott County
- Sebastopol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Noxapater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vowell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spinks, see our County-by-County Page for Spinks.
Cemeteries Near Spinks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spinks.
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 Spinks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spinks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Herbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Herbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Talbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Kemper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
Spinks itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spinks, with the one closest to Spinks listed first.
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Rio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Ocobla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Mount Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Peden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Prismatic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prismatic is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prismatic
- North Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spinks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spinks.
Newspapers Published in Spinks ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spinks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spinks, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spinks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Spinks:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Spinks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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> | 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- Spinks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |