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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 Vinton (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 Vinton. 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.

Vinton 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 Vinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vinton:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Vinton)
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Egypt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Okolona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Kolola Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Columbus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bent Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
    • Artesia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Crawford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Muldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Aberdeen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gibson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Acker ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Greenwood Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Amory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hatley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • New Wren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Gattman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gattman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
      • Gattman is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Floyton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
      • Floyton is located in Monroe County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairport
      • From Vinton to Fairport
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Deerbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Clayton Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Sessums
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Starkville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Adaton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Longview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bedford
      • From Vinton to Bedford
    • Fernbank
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
      • Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fernbank
      • From Vinton to Fernbank
    • Hightogy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
    • Millport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <2>
    • Sulligent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulligent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent
      • Sulligent is located in Lamar County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulligent <2>
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vinton, with the one closest to Vinton listed first.
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethelsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
      • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Macedonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
    • McShan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McShan
      • From Vinton to McShan
    • Archer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Fire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
      • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coal Fire
      • From Vinton to Coal Fire

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

Cemeteries Near Vinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vinton.

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

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

  • Vinton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord #2 Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord #2 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord #1 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord #1 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Strong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (337 more) ...
    • Walker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pitchlynn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitchlynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitchlynn 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 Vinton had a population of 12 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Whites
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Whites is located in Clay County
  • Waverly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Waverly is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Waverly
    • From Vinton to Waverly
  • Binford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
    • Binford is located in Monroe County
  • West Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Sykes ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Muldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Tibbee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tibbee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
    • Tibbee is located in Clay County
  • Caledonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Aberdeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntyre ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
    • McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Steens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
      • Steens is located in Lowndes County
    • Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
      • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Siloam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 Vinton to Siloam

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

Newspapers Published in Vinton ...

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 Vinton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vinton, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vinton.

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 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 Vinton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vinton. 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 Vinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Vinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6584, Longitude: -88.5237    









 

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