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 Summertree (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 Summertree. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Summertree is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Summertree. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summertree:
- Madison County (The home county of Summertree)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- Madison
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Ridgeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maris Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Kearney Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Cobbville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Adelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bolton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Byram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Terry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Edwards
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holmes County
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- Flowood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fannin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Goshen Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pelahatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- King
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Clear Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Ludlow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cooperville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Warren County
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- Bentonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Anding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Vaughan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Satartia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Fordyke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Jonestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summertree, see our County-by-County Page for Summertree.
Cemeteries Near Summertree ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summertree.
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 Summertree - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summertree covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- Montgomery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosa Scott School Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parkway Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Natchez Trace Memorial Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jessamine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greater Richmond Grove MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Charity MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Hill Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tougaloo Garden Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Summertree in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summertree.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summertree, with the one closest to Summertree listed first.
- Mannsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Tougaloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Green Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Cynthia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Fannin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goshen Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Van Winkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summertree. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summertree.
Newspapers Published in Summertree ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summertree.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summertree, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summertree.
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 Summertree:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Warren County
- Yazoo 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Summertree) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Summertree, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |