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 Suffolk (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 Suffolk. 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.
Suffolk is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Adams, Amite, Jefferson, Lincoln & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Suffolk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Suffolk:
- Franklin County (The home county of Suffolk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Bude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eddiceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- McCall Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Jeannette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Selma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Natchez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- O'Neil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Brookside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Gloster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harriston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Rodney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Caseyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cobbs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Norfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Rosetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Centreville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- Vidalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Suffolk, see our County-by-County Page for Suffolk.
Cemeteries Near Suffolk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Suffolk.
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 Suffolk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Suffolk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mulkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cameron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hegan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bleecker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Townsel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (634 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smiley 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 Suffolk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Suffolk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Suffolk, with the one closest to Suffolk listed first.
- Meadville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roxie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Garden City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- O'Neil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Rosetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Coles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coles is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- McNair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- McNair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Zion Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Veto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Stampley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Suffolk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Suffolk.
Newspapers Published in Suffolk ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Suffolk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Suffolk, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Suffolk.
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 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 Suffolk:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Copiah County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkinson County
- Concordia Parish
- 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 Suffolk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Suffolk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |