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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 Springdale (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 Springdale. 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 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.

Springdale is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

Below are the counties that are near Springdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Springdale:

  • Attala County     (The home county of Springdale)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Possumneck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Rocky Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Hesterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Kosciusko
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sallis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Auris is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Langley is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • Zemuly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Newport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • McCool
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Vaiden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Coila
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
    • Carrollton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • French Camp
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Weir
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • West
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Acona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
    • Pickens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ituma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ituma is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
    • Jones Crossing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
    • Tolarville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Tolarville is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Saint Ann
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Coosa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Redwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Camden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Sharpsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Kilmichael
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Sibleyton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
      • Sibleyton has also been known as:
      • Sibleton
    • Winona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Winona is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <1>
    • Minerva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Minerva is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Vowell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Hinze
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Plattsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.
    • Fordyke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Vaughan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Springdale, see our County-by-County Page for Springdale.

Cemeteries Near Springdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Springdale.

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 Springdale - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Springdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.

  • Musselwhite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Springdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Guess Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Unity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brister Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Himan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (486 more) ...
    • Smyrna Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bowlin 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.<2>

While we didn't find Springdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Springdale.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Springdale, with the one closest to Springdale listed first.

  • Hesterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • McAdams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • McAdams is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
  • Kosciusko
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sallis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Durant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Chita ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chita is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
  • Beatty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Beatty is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
  • Newport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • McVille
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • McVille is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Ethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Smyrna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Vaiden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomastown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Thomastown is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
    • Newtonville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Newtonville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Springdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Springdale.

Newspapers Published in Springdale ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Springdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Springdale, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Springdale.

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 Springdale:

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 Springdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.