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 Yocona (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 Yocona. 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 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 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.
Yocona is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Yocona. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yocona:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Yocona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Delay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Altus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harmontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Benton County
- Hickory Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Sarepta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Loyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Big Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Calhoun City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Derma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Vardaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- New Houlka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Thelma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Laws Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Potts Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Terza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Sardis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Toccopola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Turnpike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Possum Trot
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Pannell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Ecru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Algoma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Nixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Goodford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Tyro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Darden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ingomar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Myrtle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Water Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Velma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yocona, see our County-by-County Page for Yocona.
Cemeteries Near Yocona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yocona.
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 Yocona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yocona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Kingdom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McGonigal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yellow Leaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tula Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New El Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Paris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Yocona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yocona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yocona, with the one closest to Yocona listed first.
- Delay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Tula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- University
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Taylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Toccopola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Sarepta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Alesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Banner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thaxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- College Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yocona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yocona.
Newspapers Published in Yocona ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yocona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yocona, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yocona.
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 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 Yocona:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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 Yocona, 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- Yocona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |