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 Spraggins (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 Spraggins. 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 and hospitals 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.
Spraggins is primarily located in Lafayette County. A portion of Spraggins extends into Marshall 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 Spraggins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spraggins:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Spraggins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Abbeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harmontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Altus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Cornish
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Hickory Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Ingrams Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Alphaba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Laws Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Atway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Hudsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Byhalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Taska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Terza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Batesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Thaxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Turnpike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Possum Trot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Ecru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Gravestown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Blue Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Whitten Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Darden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Glenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- New Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yalobusha County
- Water Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spraggins, see our County-by-County Page for Spraggins.
Cemeteries Near Spraggins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spraggins.
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 Spraggins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spraggins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Abbeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Abbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57632 <3>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Spraggins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spraggins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spraggins, with the one closest to Spraggins listed first.
- Abbeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laws Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Galena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Harmontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- College Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Chulahoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Potts Camp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- University
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Alesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spraggins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spraggins.
Newspapers Published in Spraggins ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spraggins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spraggins, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spraggins.
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 Spraggins:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spraggins) 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 Spraggins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |