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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 Waxhaw (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 Waxhaw. 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 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.

Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.

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

  • Bolivar County     (The home county of Waxhaw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waxhaw, with the one closest to Waxhaw listed first.
    • Gunnison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Perthshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
      • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perthshire
      • From Waxhaw to Perthshire
    • Rosedale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Beulah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Deeson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
      • Deeson is located in Bolivar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deeson
      • From Waxhaw to Deeson
    • Christmas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mound City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
      • Pace is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Shelby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
    • Round Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Winstonville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
      • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Victor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waxhaw, with the one closest to Waxhaw listed first.
    • Sunflower Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Roundaway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Dublin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Claremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waxhaw, with the one closest to Waxhaw listed first.
    • Halstead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halstead
      • From Waxhaw to Halstead
    • White City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Drew
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Whitney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitney
      • From Waxhaw to Whitney
    • Ruleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Roundaway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waxhaw, with the one closest to Waxhaw listed first.
    • Napanee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napanee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
      • Napanee is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napanee
      • From Waxhaw to Napanee
    • Helm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
      • Helm is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Helm
      • From Waxhaw to Helm
  • Arkansas County (AR)
  • Desha County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waxhaw, with the one closest to Waxhaw listed first.
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napoleon
      • From Waxhaw to Napoleon
    • Snow Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Watson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kelso
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Rohwer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Arkansas City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • McArthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dumas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Hopedale ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
      • Hopedale is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Pickens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
      • Pickens is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Reed
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Mitchellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Drew County (AR)
  • Lincoln County (AR)
    • South Bend ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
      • South Bend is located in Lincoln County (AR)
  • Phillips County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waxhaw, with the one closest to Waxhaw listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Mellwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Elaine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
      • Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <2>
    • Lambrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
      • Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Waxhaw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waxhaw.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gunnison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunnison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Person Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Person Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Person Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anns Tabernacle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anns Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anns Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scotland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scotland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sharewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • Henrico Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrico Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Turner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Wright
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunnison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Concordia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
    • Concordia is located in Bolivar County
  • Rosedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Perthshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
    • Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Perthshire
    • From Waxhaw to Perthshire
  • White River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Henrico ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
    • Henrico is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Christmas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Mound City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Deeson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
    • Deeson is located in Bolivar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deeson
    • From Waxhaw to Deeson
  • Laconia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laconia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
    • Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Shelby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Round Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lobdell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobdell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
      • Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
    • Hushpuckena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Waxhaw ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waxhaw.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waxhaw, 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 Waxhaw.

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 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 Waxhaw:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Waxhaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Waxhaw, 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' (or 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- Waxhaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Waxhaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9163, Longitude: -90.9700    









 

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