O.C. Communities

 "Educate a boy, and you educate an individual. 

Educate a girl, and you educate a community."
 

—Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace...)

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What to to do when you don't know where your ancestor(s) lived.

Step 1:  Review the following Community names. 

A

• Adaton

B

• Bethel
• Bethesda
• Blackjack
• Bradley

C

• Cedar Grove
• Clear Spring

D

• Double Springs

E

• Ebenezer

H

• Hickory Grove

J

• Josey Creek

L

• Lebanon
• Longview 

M

• Mhoon Farms
• Muldrow

N

• New Light

O

• Osborn

P

• Patrick (aka Pat's Station)
• Pleasant Ridge
• Prospect

R

• Rocky Hill (aka Rock Hill)

S

• Salem
• Sand Creek
• Sessums
• Sixteen Section
• Smyrna
• Spring Hill
• Starkville
• Sturgis

T

• Trim Cane

Z

• Zion

Do you "hear" any alarm bells ringing in head?

• Yes?  Continue to Step 2.
• No?   Continue to Step 2.

Step 2: Find your ancestor(s) on the 1940, 1930, 1920, 1910, and 1900 U.S. Federal Censuses.

• Note ancestors "Community" and/or "Beat".
• Note all neighboring "Head of Household", by first and last names, one page before and after. 
• Review Step 1 again. 

Do any "Community" names sound familiar now?

• Yes?  Continue to Step 3.
• No?   Continue to Step 3.

Step 3:  Review the John Wellborn Map of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi (1909)

• Review the map for "Community" names and locate your ancestor(s) community.
• Review that community for your ancestor(s) surname.

Did you locate your ancestor?

• Yes?  Great!  Now, locate a neighbor of your ancestor -- just to be sure!
•  Note their Township & Range:  
• e.g., Bingham Est[ates] is shown in "T.19 N" and between "R. 31 & 32".
• No?    Did you locate a neighboring "Head of household", instead?
• Yes?  Great!  Try to locate another one -- just to be sure!
• Note their Township & Range
• No? Continue working your list of neighboring "Heads of Household".
• Eureka?  Great!  Try to locate another -- just to be sure! 
• Notate their Township & Range, which should be the same.
• No?  Send me an e-mail.