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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 Una (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 Una. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Una is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha & Webster.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Una)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Una, with the one closest to Una listed first.
    • Vardaman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Loyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Loyd is located in Calhoun County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Loyd
      • From Una to Loyd
    • Benela
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Derma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Una, with the one closest to Una listed first.
    • Egypt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
    • Houston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anchor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anchor
      • From Una to Anchor
    • Okolona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Van Vleet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Thelma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thelma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thelma
      • From Una to Thelma
    • New Houlka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes County
  • Itawamba County
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Una, with the one closest to Una listed first.
    • Shannon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Verona
      • From Una to Verona
    • Plantersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
      • Plantersville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <2>
    • Richmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowndes County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Una, with the one closest to Una listed first.
    • Gibson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Muldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aberdeen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Wren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wren
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
      • Acker is located in Monroe County
    • Amory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nettleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <2>
    • Hamilton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hatley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
      • Hatley is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Ales ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
      • Ales is located in Monroe County
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Una, with the one closest to Una listed first.
    • Clayton Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Starkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Maben
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sessums
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Longview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bradley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pontotoc County
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Una, with the one closest to Una listed first.
    • Mantee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clarkson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fame
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mathiston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Montevista
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Montevista
      • From Una to Montevista
    • Sapa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sapa
      • From Una to Sapa
    • Walthall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Una ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Una.

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

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

  • Cantrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cantrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cantrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Soul Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soul Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soul Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Robertson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Robertson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hatchet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatchet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatchet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pulliam Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulliam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pulliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rocky Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (296 more) ...
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Una had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • McCondy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCondy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCondy
    • McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
  • Gibson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Palo Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palo Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
    • Palo Alto is located in Clay County
  • Abbott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Egypt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montpelier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Montpelier
    • From Una to Montpelier
  • Muldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sycamore ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
  • Beasley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Griffith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Siloam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siloam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siloam
      • From Una to Siloam
    • Sykes ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
      • Sykes is located in Monroe County

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

Newspapers Published in Una ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Una.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Una, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Una.

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 helpful 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 Una:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Una. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Una, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Una) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Una. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7972, Longitude: -88.8072    









 

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