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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 Thomastown (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 Thomastown. 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 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.

Thomastown is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Leake County     (The home county of Thomastown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Saint Ann
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Redwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Carthage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coosa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Standing Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Tuscola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Lena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • High Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Zemuly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Newport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Sallis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kosciusko
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Possumneck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
    • Hesterville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Rocky Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Ethel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Auris is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Langley is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
    • McCool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Goodman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Durant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • West
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Camden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharpsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Sharon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Cobbville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Davis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Maris Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Mill Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dowdville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Pearl River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Dixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Ludlow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Cash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Harperville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Sebastopol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Vowell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Hinze
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Plattsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Thomastown, with the one closest to Thomastown listed first.
    • Vaughan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Fordyke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
    • Evans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Evans is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans

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

Cemeteries Near Thomastown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thomastown.

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 Thomastown - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Wake Forest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Thomastown Christian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomastown Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Isaac Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Isaacs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McClain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (426 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thomastown had a population of 54 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Saint Ann
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • McVille
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • McVille is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Revive
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Revive is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
  • Ofahoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ofahoma is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofahoma
  • McAdams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • McAdams is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carthage
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Renfroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
  • Sallis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shrock ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Shrock is located in Attala County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cameron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cameron is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Smyrna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Smyrna is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Millville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Millville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville

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

Newspapers Published in Thomastown ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thomastown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thomastown, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thomastown.

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 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 Thomastown:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Thomastown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Thomastown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.