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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 Starkville (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 Starkville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County and is the County Seat.

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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.

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

  • Oktibbeha County     (The home county of Starkville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkville, with the one closest to Starkville listed first.
    • Clayton Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sessums
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Longview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sturgis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
    • Maben
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkville, with the one closest to Starkville listed first.
    • Woodland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anchor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchor
      • From Starkville to Anchor
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkville, with the one closest to Starkville listed first.
    • Reform
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reform. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reform
      • From Starkville to Reform
    • Williams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ackerman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Weir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
  • Clay County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkville, with the one closest to Starkville listed first.
    • Artesia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Crawford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
    • Bent Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kolola Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
  • Monroe County
  • Noxubee County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starkville, with the one closest to Starkville listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Clarkson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sapa
      • From Starkville to Sapa
    • Mantee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Fame
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eupora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
      • Eupora is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
    • Hohenlinden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Walthall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Montevista
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montevista
      • From Starkville to Montevista
  • Winston County

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

Cemeteries Near Starkville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starkville.

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 Starkville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Associated Reform Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boyd Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fort Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oktibbeha Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Josey Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Josey Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Josey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rice Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (285 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sessums Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessums Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sessums Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Starkville had a population of 1,725 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Starkville had a population of 25,540 people.

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

  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sessums
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Osborn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Oktoc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
    • Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Mhoons Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bradley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Artesia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Pheba
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tibbee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
    • Tibbee is located in Clay County
  • Siloam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Siloam
    • From Starkville to Siloam
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Double Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sturgis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
    • Loakfoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loakfoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
      • Loakfoma is located in Winston County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Starkville ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starkville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Starkville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Starkville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Starkville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Starkville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Starkville:

The official website for Starkville: www.cityofstarkville.org/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Starkville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starkville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4539, Longitude: -88.8220    
<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>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 Starkville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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