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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 Thelma (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 Thelma. 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.

Thelma is located in Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County: Calhoun, Clay, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc & Webster.

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

  • Chickasaw County     (The home county of Thelma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
    • New Houlka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Houston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Van Vleet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Anchor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anchor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchor
      • From Thelma to Anchor
    • Woodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Okolona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Egypt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
    • Vardaman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
      • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <1>
    • Loyd
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyd
      • From Thelma to Loyd
    • Sarepta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sarepta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
      • Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sarepta
      • From Thelma to Sarepta
    • Benela
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Derma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
      • Derma is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Calhoun City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun City
      • Calhoun City is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun City <1>
    • Bruce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Bruce is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <1>
    • Pittsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
      • Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Banner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Big Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
      • Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Slate Spring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Slate Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
      • Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
  • Clay County
  • Holmes County
  • Lafayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
    • Lafayette Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornish. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornish
      • From Thelma to Cornish
    • Delay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
      • Delay is located in Lafayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Delay
      • From Thelma to Delay
  • Lee County
  • Monroe County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • Maben
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
    • Goodford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pannell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Algoma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pontotoc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nixon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Turnpike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Toccopola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
      • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Possum Trot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Thaxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
      • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <1>
    • Cherry Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Ecru
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Sherman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairview
      • From Thelma to Fairview
    • Blue Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <1>
    • Ingomar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thelma, with the one closest to Thelma listed first.
    • Mantee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Hohenlinden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Montevista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montevista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montevista
      • From Thelma to Montevista
    • Fame
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Walthall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Thelma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thelma.

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 Thelma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Reid Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reid Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ross Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holladay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holladay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holladay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East County Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bluff Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pask Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pask Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Halsey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (312 more) ...
    • Redland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chickasaw Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chickasaw Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chickasaw Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Thelma in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thelma.

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

  • Ridge ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
  • New Houlka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Holladay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holladay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
    • Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
  • Neals ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neals have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
    • Neals is located in Chickasaw County
  • Houston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Van Vleet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Coleville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
    • Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
  • Sonora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
    • Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
  • Reid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
    • Reid is located in Calhoun County
  • Tabbville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabbville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
    • Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
  • Loyd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Loyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
    • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Loyd
    • From Thelma to Loyd
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bowles ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
      • Bowles is located in Chickasaw County
    • Buena Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
    • Troy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Pontotoc County

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

Newspapers Published in Thelma ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thelma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thelma, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thelma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Thelma:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Thelma. 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>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.
<3>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.
<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 Thelma, 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' (or 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- Thelma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Thelma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9874, Longitude: -89.0259       In this case, the coordinates for Thelma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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