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 Walkers Gin (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 Walkers Gin. 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.
Name Variations for Walkers Gin ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Walkers Gin, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Walkers Gin may originally have been Walker's Gin.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Walkers Gin might be written as Walker Gin.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 doctors and 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.
Walkers Gin 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 Walkers Gin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walkers Gin:
- Clay County (The home county of Walkers Gin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Beasley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Pheba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Griffith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Mhoons Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Una
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whites
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Vinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Vardaman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Benela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Derma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Calhoun City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Loyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Pittsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Houston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Thelma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Vleet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- New Houlka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Okolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Reform
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Williams
(20 miles [32.2 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)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Artesia
(24 miles [38.6 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Crawford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Muldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Aberdeen
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Maben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Adaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- 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
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Clayton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Bradley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sturgis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sessums
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Mantee
(7 miles [11.3 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Mathiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hohenlinden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Fame
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Sapa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Montevista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Walthall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Eupora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Walkers Gin, see our County-by-County Page for Walkers Gin.
Cemeteries Near Walkers Gin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walkers Gin.
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 Walkers Gin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Walkers Gin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Prairie Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Montpelier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Marvin Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cousin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Walkers Gin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Walkers Gin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Walkers Gin, with the one closest to Walkers Gin listed first.
- Beasley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Pheba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Montpelier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Maben
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Griffith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Palo Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Alto
- Congress ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarkson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Mathiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Walkers Gin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walkers Gin.
Newspapers Published in Walkers Gin ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkers Gin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walkers Gin, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walkers Gin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Walkers Gin:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Choctaw County
- Holmes County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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 Walkers Gin, 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 from Point A (ie- Walkers Gin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |