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 Wallace Creek (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 Wallace Creek. 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 Wallace Creek ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wallace Creek: Wallace Crk. (or less commonly used: Wallace Ck. or Wallace Cr.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wallace Creek is located in Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County: Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Panola & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Wallace Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wallace Creek:
- Yalobusha County (The home county of Wallace Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Velma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun County
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Turkey Foot Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Grenada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Harmontown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chapeltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Mims
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ballentine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Como
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Longtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Crenshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Askew
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Crowder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Bobo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sledge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Vance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Paynes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Leverett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Swan Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Webb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Sumner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Tate County
- Looxahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wallace Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Wallace Creek.
Cemeteries Near Wallace Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wallace Creek.
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 Wallace Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wallace Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Duke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sardinia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parrish Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (281 more) ...
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fords Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Wallace Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wallace Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wallace Creek, with the one closest to Wallace Creek listed first.
- Pope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Eureka Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eureka Springs is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
- Courtland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Teasdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Central Academy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- Chapeltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Batesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Terza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Velma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Coffeeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wallace Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wallace Creek.
Newspapers Published in Wallace Creek ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wallace Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wallace Creek, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wallace Creek.
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 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 Wallace Creek:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yalobusha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate 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> | 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 Wallace Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Wallace Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |