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 Tamola (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 Tamola. 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.
Tamola is located in Kemper 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 Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Tamola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tamola:
- Kemper County (The home county of Tamola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Giles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Wahalak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Binnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Rio
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Vimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Nellieburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Neshoba County
- House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Shuqualak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Cooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Cromwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Pushmataha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pelham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Lisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jachin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Greene County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Miller
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lizzieville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Emelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sumterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Intercourse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Kinterbish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Arrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tamola, see our County-by-County Page for Tamola.
Cemeteries Near Tamola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tamola.
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 Tamola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tamola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anna York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enondale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Briggs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Segars Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (292 more) ...
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tamola had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tamola, with the one closest to Tamola listed first.
- Enondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enondale is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Kemper Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Lockhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Dove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Sucarnoochee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Boyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Lizelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
- Topton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Kewanee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cuba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Mount Nebo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Tamola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tamola.
Newspapers Published in Tamola ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tamola, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tamola.
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 Tamola:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Kemper County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lauderdale County
- Neshoba County
- Noxubee County
- Choctaw County
- Greene County
- Sumter 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> | 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 Tamola, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tamola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |