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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 Waddell (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 Waddell. 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 and doctors 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.

Waddell is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha & Webster.

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

  • Clay County     (The home county of Waddell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Cedar Bluff
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Griffith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
    • Pheba
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mhoons Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
    • Siloam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Beasley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Abbott
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Montpelier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Whites
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Whites is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
    • Una
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Una is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
    • Vinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Waverly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Waverly is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Vardaman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Benela
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Benela is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
    • Derma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Derma is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Slate Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Woodland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Anchor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Sycamore ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Egypt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Houston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Van Vleet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
    • Thelma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
    • Okolona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Reform
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Williams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Ackerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holmes County
    • Egypt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Egypt is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Artesia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
    • Crawford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kolola Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Muldon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Muldon is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
    • Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibson is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Aberdeen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Wren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • New Wren is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Adaton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
    • Starkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clayton Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
    • Longview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Double Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Maben
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Sessums
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Sturgis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waddell, with the one closest to Waddell listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Mathiston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mantee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mantee is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Clarkson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Clarkson is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Hohenlinden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
    • Fame
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fame is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
    • Sapa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
    • Montevista
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Montevista is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
    • Eupora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Walthall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Walthall is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people

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

Cemeteries Near Waddell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waddell.

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

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

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

  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pearsons Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mosley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Watkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Adaton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Adaton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shaffer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Montpelier Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...

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 Waddell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waddell.

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

  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Griffith
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
  • Pheba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cairo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cairo is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Mhoons Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
  • Beasley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
  • Siloam
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Abbott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Palo Alto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Palo Alto is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
  • Starkville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Osborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
  • Montpelier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Montpelier is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Double Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Longview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • West Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Waddell ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waddell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waddell, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waddell.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Waddell:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waddell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Waddell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.