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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Summerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Summerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Summerville, please Contact Us.
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 Summerville (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 Summerville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Summerville is historic, it would have been located within present day Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Summerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Summerville:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Summerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Shuqualak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Mashulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Deerbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Ravine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Lynville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Wahalak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- De Kalb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Electric Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Binnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Sucarnoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Giles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Porterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Rio
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Daleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lowndes County
- Crawford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Pearl River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Noxapater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Pickens County (AL)
- Memphis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Geiger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Panola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Emelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Summerville, see our County-by-County Page for Summerville.
Cemeteries Near Summerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Summerville.
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 Summerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Summerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Gholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Van Devender Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain Cemetery (East)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain Cemetery (West)
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Pine Turkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Springs Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Summerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Summerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Summerville, with the one closest to Summerville listed first.
- Gholson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fearns Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Peden ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Handle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Shuqualak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Mashulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Wahalak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- North Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Macon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Mount Nebo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Summerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summerville.
Newspapers Published in Summerville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Summerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Summerville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Summerville.
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 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 Summerville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Summerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Summerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |