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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 Zaphyr Hill (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 Zaphyr Hill. 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.

Zaphyr Hill is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Neshoba County     (The home county of Zaphyr Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Laurel Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Philadelphia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dixon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dowdville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Tucker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ocobla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Neshoba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • House
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • House is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
    • Bogue Chitto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Ethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Kosciusko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McCool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Zemuly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
  • Kemper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Spinks ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Spinks is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
    • Rio
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Rio is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
    • Lynville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Collinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Coosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • High Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • Standing Pine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Walnut Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Redwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Tuscola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Lena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Ann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lucern
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
    • Conehatta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Decatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
  • Noxubee County
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cash
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Harperville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Clifton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Ludlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zaphyr Hill, with the one closest to Zaphyr Hill listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Vowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Hinze
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
    • Noxapater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Handle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
    • Louisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
    • Fearns Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs

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

Cemeteries Near Zaphyr Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zaphyr Hill.

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 Zaphyr Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • McNeill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Carolina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (334 more) ...
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

  • Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Laurel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Edinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Dixon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Philadelphia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Madden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Madden is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
  • Williston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Williston is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
  • Free Trade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Free Trade is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
  • High Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Tucker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
  • Plattsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Marydell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marydell is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Coosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Ocobla
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla

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

Newspapers Published in Zaphyr Hill ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zaphyr Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zaphyr Hill, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zaphyr Hill.

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 Zaphyr Hill:

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 Zaphyr Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zaphyr Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.