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 Strengthford (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 Strengthford. 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 and hospitals 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.
Strengthford is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Strengthford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strengthford:
- Wayne County (The home county of Strengthford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Whistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chicora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Matherville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Barnett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Gin ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- De Soto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Pachuta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Junction City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Goodluck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Bothwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Avera
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- State Line
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Heidelberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Vossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Moss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Kelona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Stringer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ovett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Errata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Service
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Amy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Richton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Beaumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Isney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Aquilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Emory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Copeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Yellow Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strengthford, see our County-by-County Page for Strengthford.
Cemeteries Near Strengthford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strengthford.
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 Strengthford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strengthford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Strengthford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shirley Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sellers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hollis Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mozingo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyles Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Dennis Blackledge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Strengthford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strengthford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Strengthford, with the one closest to Strengthford listed first.
- Whistler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Eucutta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Waynesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Boice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Winchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Ellisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shubuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Tokio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Vossburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strengthford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strengthford.
Newspapers Published in Strengthford ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strengthford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strengthford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strengthford.
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 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 Strengthford:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Forrest County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Perry County
- Choctaw County
- Washington 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 Strengthford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Strengthford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |