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 Stephenville (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 Stephenville. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Stephenville 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 Stephenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stephenville:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Stephenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Faisonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Roundaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Indianola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Heathman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Baird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Doddsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Longshot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Renova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Victor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Grapeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Merigold
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dahomy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Pace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Benoit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- 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 Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Isola
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- McNutt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Schlater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Itta Bena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Shellmound
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Sunnyside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fort Loring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Minter City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Roebuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Money
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Greenwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sidon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Tallahatchie County
- Glendora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Helm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Dunleith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Napanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Leland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Metcalfe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Arcola
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Overby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Arkansas City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stephenville, see our County-by-County Page for Stephenville.
Cemeteries Near Stephenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stephenville.
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 Stephenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stephenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Boyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Indianola City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <2>
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- O'Neal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Stephenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stephenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stephenville, with the one closest to Stephenville listed first.
- Faisonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Indianola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Heathman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Holly Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- O'Reilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Choctaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Helm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Baird
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Boyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moorhead
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Elizabeth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stephenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stephenville.
Newspapers Published in Stephenville ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stephenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stephenville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stephenville.
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 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 Stephenville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stephenville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Stephenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |