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 Upton (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 Upton. 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 and 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.
Upton is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Copiah, Covington, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Upton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upton:
- Simpson County (The home county of Upton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Sanatorium
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mendenhall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- D'Lo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Jaynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Braxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Shivers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hopewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Hot Coffee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Collins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Bay Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Louin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Louin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Stringer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Como
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Success ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Success is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Turnerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Jefferson Davis County
- Prentiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Amy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- New Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Galilee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Puckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Pelahatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- King
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Brandon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Clear Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Pearl
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Alonzo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Cooperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Hunter Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Morton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Kalem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Raworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Daniel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Mineral Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upton, see our County-by-County Page for Upton.
Cemeteries Near Upton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upton.
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 Upton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Womac Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Overby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- The Welch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Immanuel Church Cemetery
- Temple Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2700184 <2>
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasent Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merchant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Dukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Upton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upton, with the one closest to Upton listed first.
- Gunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gunn is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
- Puckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Magee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daniel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- D'Lo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johns is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Cato
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Shongelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shongelo is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongelo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upton.
Newspapers Published in Upton ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upton.
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 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 Upton:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lawrence County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Smith 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 Upton, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |