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 Union Hall (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 Union Hall. 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 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.
Union Hall is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Union Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Hall:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Union Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Taylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Delay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Alesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Altus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Lafayette Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Harmontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Loyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Big Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Calhoun City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Laws Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Cornersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Chulahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Terza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Toccopola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turnpike
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Pannell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Possum Trot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Algoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ecru
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Tyro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Looxahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Darden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Union Hall.
Cemeteries Near Union Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union Hall.
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 Union Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Keel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Church Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge 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 Union Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Hall, with the one closest to Union Hall listed first.
- Taylor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Valley is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
- Alesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Tula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Velma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Wallace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Hall.
Newspapers Published in Union Hall ...
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 Union Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Hall, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Hall.
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 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 Union Hall:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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 Union Hall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |