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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 Yanceys Ferry (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 Yanceys Ferry. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Yanceys Ferry is located in Kemper 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 Kemper County: Sumter (AL), Lauderdale, Neshoba, Noxubee & Winston.

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

  • Kemper County     (The home county of Yanceys Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yanceys Ferry, with the one closest to Yanceys Ferry listed first.
    • Porterville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
      • Porterville is located in Kemper County
    • Electric Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
      • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
    • Scooba
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
      • Scooba is located in Kemper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <2>
    • Giles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
      • Giles is located in Kemper County
    • De Kalb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lynville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yanceys Ferry, with the one closest to Yanceys Ferry listed first.
    • Daleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
      • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Lockhart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
      • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Smith
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Lauderdale County
    • Russell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Bailey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
    • Marion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Martin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Vimville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
      • Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Collinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <2>
    • Meridian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nellieburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
      • Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
    • Suqualena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
      • Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yanceys Ferry, with the one closest to Yanceys Ferry listed first.
    • Bogue Chitto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
      • House is located in Neshoba County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yanceys Ferry, with the one closest to Yanceys Ferry listed first.
    • Shuqualak
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Cooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
    • Macon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>
  • Winston County
    • Handle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
  • Greene County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yanceys Ferry, with the one closest to Yanceys Ferry listed first.
    • Miller
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
      • Miller is located in Greene County (AL)
    • Boligee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lizzieville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
      • Lizzieville is located in Greene County (AL)
    • West Greene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
      • West Greene is located in Greene County (AL)
  • Sumter County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Yanceys Ferry, with the one closest to Yanceys Ferry listed first.
    • Emelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
      • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Sledge ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
      • Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Boyd
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Sumterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
      • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Geiger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
      • Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Livingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <2>
    • York
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Former names for York:
      • New York Station
      • York Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
    • Cuba
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
    • Gainesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Epes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
      • Epes is located in Sumter County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
    • Panola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)

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

Newspapers Published in Yanceys Ferry ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yanceys Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yanceys Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yanceys Ferry.

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 helpful 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 Yanceys Ferry:

Cemeteries Near Yanceys Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yanceys Ferry.

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

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

  • Robbins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Enondale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enondale Cemetery
  • Bethany Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Springs Cemetery
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • Briggs Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Chapel Cemetery
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Boney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boney Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (306 more) ...
    • Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Porterville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
    • Porterville is located in Kemper County
  • Sucarnoochee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sucarnoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
  • Enondale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale
    • Enondale is located in Kemper County
  • Tamola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamola
    • Tamola is located in Kemper County
  • Kemper Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemper Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper Springs
    • Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County
  • Scooba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
    • Scooba is located in Kemper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <2>
  • Boyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Giles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
    • Giles is located in Kemper County
  • Hamner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamner
    • Hamner is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Sumterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
    • Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
  • Mount Nebo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
    • Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Daleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
      • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Dove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
      • Dove is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Wahalak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahalak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
      • Wahalak is located in Kemper County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yanceys Ferry. 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 '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- Yanceys Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yanceys Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6932, Longitude: -88.4725       In this case, the coordinates for Yanceys Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Yanceys Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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