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 Splinter (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 Splinter. 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 doctors 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.
Splinter is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Splinter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Splinter:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Splinter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Alesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Altus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Harmontown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Banner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Laws Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Cornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Marianna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Terza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Como
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Mims
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Longtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Toccopola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Crowder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Looxahoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Aiken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Velma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Splinter, see our County-by-County Page for Splinter.
Cemeteries Near Splinter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Splinter.
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 Splinter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Splinter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Bynum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kind Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Church Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Splinter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Splinter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Splinter, with the one closest to Splinter listed first.
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wallace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Alesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Central Academy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Eureka Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Terza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Lespedeza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Batesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Splinter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Splinter.
Newspapers Published in Splinter ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Splinter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Splinter, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Splinter.
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 helpful 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 Splinter:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate 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 Splinter, 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' (or 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- Splinter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |