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 Wakeland (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 Wakeland. 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 and hospitals 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.
Wakeland is located in Leflore 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 Leflore County: Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Sunflower & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Wakeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakeland:
- Leflore County (The home county of Wakeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Money
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Shellmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fort Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Browning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Schlater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Itta Bena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roebuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Morgan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Bolivar County
- Boyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Avalon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Teoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Coila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Turkey Foot Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Grenada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Memphis Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Cruger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Keirn
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Acona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Gwin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Humphreys County
- Jaketown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Duck Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Eskridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Doddsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sunflower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Moorhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Ruleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drew
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Whitney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Baird
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- White City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Faisonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Halstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Indianola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Glendora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Leverett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Albin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Paynes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Rosebloom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Webb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Charleston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Tutwiler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yalobusha County
- Tillatoba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakeland, see our County-by-County Page for Wakeland.
Cemeteries Near Wakeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakeland.
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 Wakeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- St. Mark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastmoney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Greenwood.
- The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60502 <3>
- Bernander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lanes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Loggins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Majet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Old Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Wakeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wakeland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakeland, with the one closest to Wakeland listed first.
- Shellmound
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Fort Loring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Teoc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Rixwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- Leflore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leflore is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leflore
- McNutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Itta Bena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Runnymede is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Minter City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roebuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Malmaison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malmaison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmaison
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakeland.
Newspapers Published in Wakeland ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakeland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wakeland.
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 Wakeland:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leflore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Yalobusha 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 '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- Wakeland) 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 Wakeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |