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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 Williston (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 Williston. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Williston is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Leake County     (The home county of Williston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
    • Standing Pine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
    • Redwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • High Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Walnut Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tuscola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Saint Ann
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Lena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
    • Kosciusko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Zemuly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
    • Ethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Sallis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <2>
    • McCool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Dowdville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
    • Pearl River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Neshoba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • House
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
      • House is located in Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
    • Lucern
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Union
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
    • Conehatta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
    • Decatur
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
    • Cash
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Harperville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
    • Ludlow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
    • Beach
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
    • Forest
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
    • Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Raworth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
    • Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
      • Branch is located in Scott County
    • Kalem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williston, with the one closest to Williston listed first.
    • Vowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Plattsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Hinze
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Noxapater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Williston ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williston, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Williston:

Cemeteries Near Williston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williston.

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 Williston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Galilee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunrise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunrise Cemetery
  • Gray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
  • Shackolo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackolo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackolo Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Midway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midway Cemetery
  • Leake Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leake Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leake Memorial Gardens
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • Freeny Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeny Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Williston had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Free Trade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Trade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
    • Free Trade is located in Leake County
  • Laurel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
  • Edinburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
  • Coosa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Coosa is located in Leake County
  • Freeny
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeny have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
    • Freeny is located in Leake County
  • Standing Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
  • Madden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
    • Madden is located in Leake County
  • Renfroe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
    • Renfroe is located in Leake County
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
  • Marydell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
    • Carthage is located in Leake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <2>
  • High Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Leake County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Dixon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Tuscola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Walnut Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7621, Longitude: -89.3917       In this case, the coordinates for Williston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Williston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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