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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 Zetus (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 Zetus. 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.

Zetus is located in Lincoln County.

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 Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Zetus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zetus, with the one closest to Zetus listed first.
    • Cobbs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
    • Brookhaven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Sight
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
    • Montgomery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Caseyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Norfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Wellman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zetus, with the one closest to Zetus listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Thompson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Brookside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • McElveen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Glading
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
      • Glading is located in Amite County
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zetus, with the one closest to Zetus listed first.
    • Wesson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
      • Wesson is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <1>
    • Bowerton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Beauregard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Allen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Glancy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Martinsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Hazlehurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Crystal Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zetus, with the one closest to Zetus listed first.
    • McCall Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Eddiceton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
    • Bude
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
    • Meadville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • Red Lick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zetus, with the one closest to Zetus listed first.
    • Nola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
      • Nola is located in Lawrence County
    • Tryus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tryus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
    • Rosella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
      • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <1>
    • Hooker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
    • Arm
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zetus, with the one closest to Zetus listed first.
    • Summit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • McComb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • Topisaw
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Bacots
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Holmesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Magnolia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Walthall County
    • Sartinville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County

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

Cemeteries Near Zetus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zetus.

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 Zetus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Antioch Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Zion Church of Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Godman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Siloam MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Calcote Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calcote Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calcote Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (515 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jericho Church of Christ Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rawls Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<5>

While we didn't find Zetus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zetus.

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

  • Brookhaven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montgomery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
  • Kennolia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
  • Bogue Chitto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
  • Caseyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Norfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
  • Wellman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
  • Wesson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
    • Wesson is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson <1>
  • Bowerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
  • Beauregard
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Browns Wells
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
      • Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
    • Veto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
      • Veto is located in Franklin County
    • Johnstons Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
      • Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County

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

Newspapers Published in Zetus ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zetus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zetus, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zetus.

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 Zetus:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zetus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zetus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Zetus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5638, Longitude: -90.5295       In this case, the coordinates for Zetus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Zetus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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