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 Taylor (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 Taylor. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Taylor is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Taylor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylor:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Taylor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Alesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Altus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lafayette Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Harmontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Bruce
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Loyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Big Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Laws Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Cornersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Marianna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Potts Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Terza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Como
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Toccopola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Turnpike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Pannell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Possum Trot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Tallahatchie County
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Tyro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Looxahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Darden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylor, see our County-by-County Page for Taylor.
Cemeteries Near Taylor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylor.
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 Taylor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Ship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Church Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Oxford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Taylor had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Taylor had a population of 457 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylor, with the one closest to Taylor listed first.
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Alesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- University
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Delay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- College Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Tula
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Central Academy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Pine Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylor.
Newspapers Published in Taylor ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Taylor, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Taylor.
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 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 Taylor:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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 Taylor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Taylor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |