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 Winchester (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 Winchester. 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 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 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.
Winchester is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Winchester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winchester:
- Wayne County (The home county of Winchester)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Chicora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clara
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Whistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Matherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Shubuta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Junction City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- De Soto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Quitman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Bothwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Stafford Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Heidelberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Antioch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ovett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Sandersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Perry County
- Richton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Isney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Cullomburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Bolinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Souwilpa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Melvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Gilbertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bladon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Okatuppa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Toxey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Womack Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Clarke County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- West Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Copeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Yellow Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Fruitdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Chatom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <1>
- Bigbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Escatawpa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Frankville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Frankville is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Tibbie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Hobson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hobson is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winchester, see our County-by-County Page for Winchester.
Cemeteries Near Winchester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winchester.
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 Winchester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winchester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Winchester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Powe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waynesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lewis Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Dyess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eudora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winchester had a population of 44 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winchester, with the one closest to Winchester listed first.
- Denham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Waynesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boice is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boice
- Tokio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
- Aquilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Kittrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Isney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Whistler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- State Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Millry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Emory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Yellow Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Matherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winchester. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winchester.
Newspapers Published in Winchester ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winchester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winchester, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winchester.
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 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 Winchester:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Perry County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Washington 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 Winchester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Winchester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |