Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Stamper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stamper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stamper, 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 Stamper (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 Stamper. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Stamper is historic, it would have been located within present day Newton County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Stamper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stamper:
- Newton County (The home county of Stamper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lucern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Clarke County
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Garlandsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Success ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Success. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Success
- From Stamper to Success
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fellowship
- From Stamper to Fellowship
- Penantly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verba ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Rio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spinks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Lynville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Suqualena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hookston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hookston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hookston
- From Stamper to Hookston
- Nellieburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Lost Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lost Gap
- From Stamper to Lost Gap
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Meridian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- High Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to High Hill
- From Stamper to High Hill
- Walnut Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Tuscola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coosa
- From Stamper to Coosa
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Redwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Neshoba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon
- From Stamper to Dixon
- Tucker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tucker
- From Stamper to Tucker
- Dowdville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hope
- From Stamper to Hope
- Philadelphia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ocobla
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ocobla
- From Stamper to Ocobla
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Bogue Chitto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Sebastopol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
- Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harperville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clifton
- From Stamper to Clifton
- Cash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cash
- From Stamper to Cash
- Raworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kalem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beach
- From Stamper to Beach
- Hunter Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Winston County
- Plattsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stamper, see our County-by-County Page for Stamper.
Cemeteries Near Stamper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stamper.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stamper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Abney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Decatur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brand Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Neshoba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neshoba Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neshoba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Bufkin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Golden Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.
Stamper itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stamper, with the one closest to Stamper listed first.
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lucern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Prospect is located in Newton County
- Roscoe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Newton County
- Conehatta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dixon
- From Stamper to Dixon
- House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastopol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- High Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to High Hill
- From Stamper to High Hill
- Hays
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Hays is located in Scott County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piketown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Lawrence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Lawrence is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stamper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stamper.
Newspapers Published in Stamper ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stamper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stamper, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stamper.
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 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 Stamper:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Scott County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Stamper, 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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stamper) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stamper. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5145, Longitude: -89.1434 In this case, the coordinates for Stamper have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |