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 Tillman (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 Tillman. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tillman is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Tillman. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tillman:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Tillman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Port Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Westside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grand Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Rocky Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Myles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Allen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Carpenter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Bowerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Glancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Hazlehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Hamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Eddiceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Roxie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meadville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McCall Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bude
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- White Apple
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Cayuga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Newman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Thompsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Red Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Harriston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Caseyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- New Sight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Warren County
- Stout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Yucatan Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waterproof
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tillman, see our County-by-County Page for Tillman.
Cemeteries Near Tillman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tillman.
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 Tillman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tillman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Darden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mt. Olive Baptist Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeless Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McCaa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Trevillion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Tillman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tillman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tillman, with the one closest to Tillman listed first.
- Gordon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Red Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Russum
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
- Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Port Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hermanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
- McBride
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McBride is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Harriston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaklawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Saint Elmo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Westside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Union Church
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tillman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tillman.
Newspapers Published in Tillman ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tillman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tillman, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tillman.
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 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 Tillman:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Warren County
- Tensas Parish
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tillman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tillman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |