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 Steiner (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 Steiner. 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.
Steiner is located in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Steiner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steiner:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Steiner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Roundaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Halstead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Faisonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Ruleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Moorhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Heathman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Drew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Victor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Longshot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Pace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Mound Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Dahomy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Grapeland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Carroll County
- Avalon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Roundaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Africa ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Holmes County
- Cruger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Isola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jaketown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- McNutt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Itta Bena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Minter City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Fort Loring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Morgan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Money
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Roebuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Browning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Glendora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Swan Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Tutwiler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Helm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Dunleith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Leland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Metcalfe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steiner, see our County-by-County Page for Steiner.
Cemeteries Near Steiner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steiner.
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 Steiner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steiner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lehrton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Steiner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steiner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steiner, with the one closest to Steiner listed first.
- Faisonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- O'Reilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Indianola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Heathman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Baird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Moorhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Helm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Holly Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steiner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steiner.
Newspapers Published in Steiner ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steiner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steiner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steiner.
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 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 Steiner:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Tallahatchie County
- Washington County
- Desha 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 Steiner, 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 from Point A (ie- Steiner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |