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 West Hill (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 West Hill. 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 West Hill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Hill: W. Hill
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Hill.
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 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.
West Hill is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Attala, Carroll, Humphreys, Leflore, Madison & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near West Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Hill:
- Holmes County (The home county of West Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Durant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Acona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tolarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Coxburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Gwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Possumneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Hesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Zemuly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Kosciusko
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Langley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Ethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Vaiden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Carrollton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Leake County
- Saint Ann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Sidon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Camden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Fordyke
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Vaughan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Evans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Nod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Crump
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Hill, see our County-by-County Page for West Hill.
Cemeteries Near West Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Hill.
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 West Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barksdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sproles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Eubanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stokes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find West Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Hill, with the one closest to West Hill listed first.
- Durant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sallis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emory is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Ebenezer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Acona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- McAdams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McAdams is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
- Ituma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eulogy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shrock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shrock is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Hill.
Newspapers Published in West Hill ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Hill:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Carroll County
- Leake County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Yazoo 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 West Hill, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |