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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Sykes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Sykes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sykes, 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 Sykes (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 Sykes. 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 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Sykes is historic, it would have been located within present day Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Sykes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sykes:
- Monroe County (The home county of Sykes)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Muldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Aberdeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- New Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Greenwood Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Ales ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Van Vleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Houston
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Thelma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- New Houlka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Una
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Griffith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Mhoons Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Cedar Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Beasley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Pheba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- Carolina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Shannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Verona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plantersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Kolola Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Oak
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Artesia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- New Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Clayton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sessums
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Starkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Pontotoc County
- Goodford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Mantee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Cumberland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Bedford
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hightogy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Pickens County (AL)
- Stafford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sykes, see our County-by-County Page for Sykes.
Cemeteries Near Sykes ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sykes.
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 Sykes - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sykes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Mountain Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Le Noir Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Third Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paine Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Strong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Concord #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
Sykes itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sykes, with the one closest to Sykes listed first.
- Binford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Muldon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Aberdeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Whites
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Una
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Palo Alto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palo Alto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Acker ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sykes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sykes.
Newspapers Published in Sykes ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sykes.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sykes, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sykes.
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 Sykes:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Oktibbeha County
- Pontotoc County
- Webster County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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 Sykes, 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 '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- Sykes) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |