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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 Winston (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 Winston. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Winston is located in Winston 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 Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

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

  • Winston County     (The home county of Winston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Louisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fearns Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
    • Handle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Noxapater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinze
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Plattsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Attala County
    • McCool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Ackerman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Reform
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Williams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Weir
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <1>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Cedar Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
    • Mhoons Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
    • Pheba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Griffith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
    • Siloam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • West Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbott
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Waverly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waverly is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Beasley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
    • Whites
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Whites is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Lynville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
    • Wahalak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahalak is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Crawford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Artesia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
    • Columbus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Fairport ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Mashulaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Brooksville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
    • Macon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <1>
    • Deerbrook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Shuqualak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Ravine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harlan is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Longview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Bradley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Starkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sessums
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sturgis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
    • Adaton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
    • Double Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
    • Maben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winston, with the one closest to Winston listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumberland is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Sapa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa

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

Cemeteries Near Winston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winston.

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 Winston - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Noxubee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bevil Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Antioch MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch MB Church Cemetery
    • The Antioch MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Antioch Cemetery
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • White Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Colcolough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Craig Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (301 more) ...
    • Community Club Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Betheden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Loakfoma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loakfoma is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
  • Singleton ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Singleton is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
  • Betheden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Betheden is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
  • Lynn Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
  • Oktoc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
  • Fairport ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
  • Webster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Webster is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Longview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Perkinsville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Perkinsville is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
  • Bradley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Crawford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sessums
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Starkville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mashulaville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
    • Sturgis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Winston ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winston, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winston.

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 Winston:

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 Winston, 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 from Point A (ie- Winston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.