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 Vernon (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 Vernon. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Vernon is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Attala, Hinds, Holmes, Leake, Rankin, Scott & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernon:
- Madison County (The home county of Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Kearney Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Flora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Adelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Mannsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Twelve Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Maris Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Cobbville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Madisonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- North Town Plaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Edwards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Byram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Learned
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Coxburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Lake City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Flowood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Goshen Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Pearl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Sand Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Russellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Haynes Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Villanova
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Newmans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Bentonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Nod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Satartia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jonestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Evans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Vaughan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Fordyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Kearney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Dover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Vernon.
Cemeteries Near Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernon.
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 Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodman Hill MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Balfour - Gartley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fearns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tarpley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (239 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton 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.<2>
While we didn't find Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Flora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bentonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Anding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Mannsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Myrleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Myrleville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrleville
- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Green Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Crossing is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
- Cynthia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Satartia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Phoenix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Phoenix is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon.
Newspapers Published in Vernon ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vernon, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vernon.
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 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 Vernon:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Rankin County
- Warren County
- Yazoo 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> | 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 Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |