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 Zelleria (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 Zelleria. 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 and doctors 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.
Zelleria is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Zelleria. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zelleria:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Zelleria)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Crump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pearce is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Yazoo City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Fordyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Nod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Anding
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Anding is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oil City is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Vaughan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Bee Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Mileston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Gwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Jones Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Tchula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Wyatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Belzoni
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Leflore County
- Morgan City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Kearney Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Sharpsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Flora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Auter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Nitta Yuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Panther Burn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Riverside Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sunflower County
- Inverness
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zelleria, see our County-by-County Page for Zelleria.
Cemeteries Near Zelleria ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zelleria.
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 Zelleria - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zelleria covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coopers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (273 more) ...
- Thornton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Zelleria in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zelleria.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zelleria, with the one closest to Zelleria listed first.
- Eden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Belle Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Free Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Free Run is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Crump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pearce is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Bee Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Yazoo City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hilton is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Coxburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Thornton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Tolarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zelleria. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zelleria.
Newspapers Published in Zelleria ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zelleria.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zelleria, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zelleria.
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 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 Zelleria:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower 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 Zelleria, 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' (or 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- Zelleria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |