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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 Tallahomo (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 Tallahomo. 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.

Tallahomo is located in Jones County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Tallahomo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tallahomo:

  • Jones County     (The home county of Tallahomo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Ovett
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Antioch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Ellisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Errata
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Service
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Service. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
      • Service is located in Jones County
    • Sandersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Soso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Amy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
  • Covington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Lux
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
    • Seminary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
      • Seminary is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <1>
    • Hot Coffee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
    • Kola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
      • Kola is located in Covington County
    • Collins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <1>
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Goodluck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Petal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
    • Hattiesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McLaurin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Avera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Carson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Moss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Moss is located in Jasper County
      • Moss has also been known as:
      • Mossville
    • Heidelberg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Stringer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Jasper County
    • Stafford Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
      • Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Vossburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
      • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
    • Kelona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
      • Kelona is located in Jasper County
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Lake Como
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • West Hattiesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
    • Sumrall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Richton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Augusta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <1>
    • Wingate
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • Beaumont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Smith County
    • Taylorsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <1>
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Whistler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
    • Clara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wayne County
    • Waynesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <1>
    • Robinsons Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tallahomo, see our County-by-County Page for Tallahomo.

Cemeteries Near Tallahomo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tallahomo.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tallahomo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.

  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ovett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ovett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ovett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Line Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murphy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coltins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coltins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coltins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (338 more) ...
    • Currie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Currie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Currie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Anderson - Minter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson - Minter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson - Minter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Tallahomo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tallahomo.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Tallahomo, with the one closest to Tallahomo listed first.

  • Ellisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Laurel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Moselle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
  • Eastabuchie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastabuchie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
  • Errata
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Errata is located in Jones County
  • Sandersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
    • Sandersville is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Hattiesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wayne County
  • Whistler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Whistler is located in Wayne County
  • Soso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
    • Soso is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Amy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Amy is located in Jones County
  • Eucutta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eucutta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
    • Eucutta is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gitano
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gitano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
      • Gitano is located in Jones County
    • Moscos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
      • Moscos is located in Covington County
    • Avera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tallahomo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tallahomo.

Newspapers Published in Tallahomo ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tallahomo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tallahomo, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tallahomo.

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 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 Tallahomo:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tallahomo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Tallahomo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tallahomo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tallahomo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5327, Longitude: -89.0756       In this case, the coordinates for Tallahomo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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