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 Tanglewood (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 Tanglewood. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Tanglewood is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Tanglewood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tanglewood:
- Newton County (The home county of Tanglewood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Conehatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Chunky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Enterprise
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pachuta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Success ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Garlandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Verba ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
- Louin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Penantly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Turnerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Ras
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Lost Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Collinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Walnut Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- High Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Standing Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Neshoba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Dowdville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Pelahatchie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Galilee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Raworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Kalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Harperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Sebastopol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cooperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Cash
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Sylvarena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Raleigh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Bezer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Polkville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tanglewood, see our County-by-County Page for Tanglewood.
Cemeteries Near Tanglewood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanglewood.
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 Tanglewood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tanglewood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Decedar Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherman Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake City Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Lake.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408790 <2>
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Carr Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randall Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gatewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Futchs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Tanglewood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tanglewood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tanglewood, with the one closest to Tanglewood listed first.
- Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Norris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Newton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Montrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Garlandsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Conehatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Piketown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Piketown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
- Penantly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tanglewood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tanglewood.
Newspapers Published in Tanglewood ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanglewood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanglewood, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanglewood.
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 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 Tanglewood:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Neshoba County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Smith 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Tanglewood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Tanglewood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |