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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 Violet (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 Violet. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Violet is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Violet. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Violet:

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Violet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
    • Harriston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rodney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Adams County
    • Selma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Selma is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Claiborne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Saint Elmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Port Gibson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlisle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Willows
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
    • Ingleside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Westside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Rocky Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Grand Gulf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Myles
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
    • Bowerton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Carpenter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Glancy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
    • Hazlehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Beauregard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Wesson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Hamburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Eddiceton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • McCall Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bude
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
    • Meadville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Roxie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • White Apple
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Utica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cayuga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Bear Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
    • Adams
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Thompsonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Newman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Caseyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Cobbs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • New Sight
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Brookhaven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tensas Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Yucatan Landing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
    • Newellton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Violet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Violet.

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 Violet - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Violet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Little Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Trevillion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hedrich Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Herlong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Darden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeless Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Norton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Segrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...
    • Sarepta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Mt. Olive Baptist Church
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Beech Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<4>

While we didn't find Violet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Violet.

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

  • McBride
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • McBride is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Red Lick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Gordon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Hermanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hermanville is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermanville
  • Stonington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stonington is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Union Church
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Russum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Russum is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
  • Barlow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barlow is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Harriston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Saint Elmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Port Gibson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Carlisle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Fayette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caseyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville

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

Newspapers Published in Violet ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Violet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Violet, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Violet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Violet:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Violet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Violet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.