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 Winona (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 Winona. 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.
Winona is located in Montgomery County and is the County Seat.
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 Montgomery County: Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Winona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winona:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Winona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Eskridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eskridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eskridge
- From Winona to Eskridge
- Kilmichael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minerva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minerva
- From Winona to Minerva
- Duck Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sibleyton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sibleyton
- From Winona to Sibleyton
- Sweatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Auris ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Rocky Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rocky Point
- From Winona to Rocky Point
- Langley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Hesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hesterville
- From Winona to Hesterville
- Possumneck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- McCool
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kosciusko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Slate Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Big Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Vaiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
- North Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jefferson
- From Winona to Jefferson
- Coila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teoc. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Teoc
- From Winona to Teoc
- Avalon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avalon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Avalon
- From Winona to Avalon
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bankston
- From Winona to Bankston
- French Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
- French Camp is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
- Weir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
- Weir is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grenada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Memphis Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Foot Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Acona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ituma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ituma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ituma
- From Winona to Ituma
- Durant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Browning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Browning
- From Winona to Browning
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sidon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Roebuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Money
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Loring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Loring
- From Winona to Fort Loring
- Tallahatchie County
- Rosebloom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebloom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rosebloom
- From Winona to Rosebloom
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Eupora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
- Eupora is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <3>
- Walthall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sapa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sapa
- From Winona to Sapa
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winona, see our County-by-County Page for Winona.
Cemeteries Near Winona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winona.
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 Winona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Biblical Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hays Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hays Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hays Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winona had a population of 1,648 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winona had a population of 3,830 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winona, with the one closest to Winona listed first.
- Foltz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Foltz is located in Montgomery County
- Sawyer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Montgomery County
- Eskridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eskridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eskridge
- From Winona to Eskridge
- McCarley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCarley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarley
- McCarley is located in Carroll County
- Kilmichael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minerva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Minerva
- From Winona to Minerva
- Vaiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
- Vaiden is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
- Duck Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <3>
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Lodi is located in Montgomery County
- Poplar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Sweatman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beatty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Beatty is located in Carroll County
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jefferson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jefferson
- From Winona to Jefferson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winona.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Winona ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winona.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Winona. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Winona and those printed in the larger area surrounding Winona.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5> of Winona.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Winona:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Leflore County
- Tallahatchie County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Winona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Winona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Winona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Winona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4824, Longitude: -89.7289 |