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 Stonewall (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 Stonewall. 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.
Stonewall is located in DeSoto 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 DeSoto County: Crittenden (AR), Marshall, Tate, Tunica & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Stonewall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stonewall:
- DeSoto County (The home county of Stonewall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Ingrams Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Bright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Southaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- De Soto Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Nesbit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aldens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Horn Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Cub Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Snow Lake Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Michigan City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Harmontown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Byhalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Red Banks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Holly Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Slayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Poagville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Aiken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Coldwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Looxahoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Tyro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Tunica County
- Banks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Hulbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Seyppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Piperton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- New Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Canadaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Macon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Withe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Forty Five
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Williston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Collierville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Forest Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Germantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Oakville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- The Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Binghampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Binghampton is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hunt Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stonewall, see our County-by-County Page for Stonewall.
Cemeteries Near Stonewall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stonewall.
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 Stonewall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stonewall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Winbourn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fountain Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mills Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byhalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mathis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drain Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (455 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Stonewall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stonewall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stonewall, with the one closest to Stonewall listed first.
- Ingrams Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Cockrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cockrum is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Byhalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Cedarview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarview is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wallhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Orion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Orion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stonewall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stonewall.
Newspapers Published in Stonewall ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stonewall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stonewall, 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 Stonewall.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Stonewall:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to DeSoto County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Tate County
- Tunica County
- Crittenden County
- Fayette County
- Shelby 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 Stonewall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stonewall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |