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 Toomsuba (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 Toomsuba. 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 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.
Toomsuba is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Choctaw (AL), Sumter (AL), Clarke, Kemper & Newton.
Below are the counties that are near Toomsuba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Toomsuba:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Toomsuba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Vimville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whynot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Increase
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Nellieburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Enterprise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Sucarnoochee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Scooba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Giles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Chunky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Pushmataha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jachin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Pelham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Pennington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Red Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Kinterbish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Ward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
- Intercourse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Boyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Derby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Bellamy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Arrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Whitfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Emelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Toomsuba, see our County-by-County Page for Toomsuba.
Cemeteries Near Toomsuba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toomsuba.
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 Toomsuba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Toomsuba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pigford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hearn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McMurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Toomsuba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Toomsuba.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Toomsuba, with the one closest to Toomsuba listed first.
- Kewanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kewanee is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Russell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Lockhart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Topton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Topton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton
- Vimville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Dove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
- Whynot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Meridian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tamola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tamola is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
- Kemper Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
- Kinterbish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lizelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lizelia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizelia
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Toomsuba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toomsuba.
Newspapers Published in Toomsuba ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toomsuba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toomsuba, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toomsuba.
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 Toomsuba:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jasper County
- Kemper County
- Newton County
- Choctaw County
- Sumter 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 Toomsuba, 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' (or 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- Toomsuba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |