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 Waites (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 Waites. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Waites is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Tate, Union, Fayette (TN) & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Waites. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waites:
- Marshall County (The home county of Waites)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Potts Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Laws Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Victoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Taska
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Mount Pleasant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Hickory Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Ingrams Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Alphaba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Altus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Lafayette Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Cornish
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Pontotoc County
- Thaxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Wyatte
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Tyro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Aiken
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Gravestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Blue Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Falkner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Dumas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Darden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Forty Five
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- La Grange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Moscow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rossville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- New Bethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elba is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Hardeman County (TN)
- Saulsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- Collierville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waites, see our County-by-County Page for Waites.
Cemeteries Near Waites ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waites.
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 Waites - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waites covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boatwright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Teamor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Finley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sauls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pegues Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rising Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the north of Potts Camp.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57977 <3>
- Chewalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waterford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potts Camp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Waites in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waites.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waites, with the one closest to Waites listed first.
- Waterford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potts Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colbert ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Colbert is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Galena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Mahon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mahon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahon
- Pine Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Hickory Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Laws Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Red Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waites. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waites.
Newspapers Published in Waites ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waites.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waites, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waites.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Waites:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Shelby 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waites) 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 Waites, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |