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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 Ras (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 Ras. 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 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.

Ras is located in Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Smith & Wayne.

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

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Ras)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ras, with the one closest to Ras listed first.
    • Gridley ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
      • Gridley is located in Jasper County
    • Fouke ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Fouke is located in Jasper County
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
    • Turnerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
    • Verba ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
      • Verba is located in Jasper County
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
    • Montrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Lake Como
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
    • Louin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Penantly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
      • Penantly is located in Jasper County
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ras, with the one closest to Ras listed first.
    • Barnett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
    • Pachuta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Stonewall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • Enterprise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <2>
    • Quitman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
      • Quitman is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <2>
    • De Soto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
      • De Soto is located in Clarke County
    • Shubuta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shubuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Covington County
    • Hot Coffee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ras, with the one closest to Ras listed first.
    • Sandersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Amy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
      • Amy is located in Jones County
    • Errata
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Errata have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Soso
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Laurel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ras, with the one closest to Ras listed first.
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hickory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Chunky
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
    • Decatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Conehatta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ras, with the one closest to Ras listed first.
    • Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Forest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ras, with the one closest to Ras listed first.
    • Sylvarena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Bezer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Raleigh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Taylorsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
      • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <2>
    • Mize
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
      • Mize is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Ras ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ras.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ras, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ras.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ras:

Cemeteries Near Ras ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ras.

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

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

  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
  • Read Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Read Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Read Cemetery
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Community Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Center Cemetery
  • Enon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paulding Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulding Cemetery
  • Pisgah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Lake Como Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Como Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Como Cemetery
  • Enanon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enanon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...
    • Terry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
    • Montrose Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montrose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montrose Cemetery
    • Word of Faith Ministry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Turnerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
  • Paulding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
    • Paulding is located in Jasper County
  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
  • Lake Como
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
    • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
  • Montrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
  • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewells Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
    • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Penantly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
    • Penantly is located in Jasper County
  • Rose Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
  • Garlandsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
    • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
  • Sylvarena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Heidelberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Vossburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
      • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
    • Barnett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
    • Pachuta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pachuta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 from Point A (ie- Ras) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ras. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0497, Longitude: -89.1354    
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<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 Ras, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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