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 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 Winston 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 Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
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:
- Winston County (The home county of Vernon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Handle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Noxapater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- McCool
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Ackerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Rio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Scooba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Lauderdale County
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Leake County
- Coosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Lowndes County
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Bogue Chitto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Ocobla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pearl River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- House
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Neshoba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Laurel Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Dowdville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Newton County
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Brooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Deerbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Longview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
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.
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coy 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 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.
- Handle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Noxapater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Gholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gholson is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Peden ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Webster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 37 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Winston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Choctaw County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha 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 Vernon, 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- Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |