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 Anna (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 Anna. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Anna is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Concordia (LA), Tensas (LA), Franklin, Jefferson & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Anna. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anna:
- Adams County (The home county of Anna)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Natchez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Jeannette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Westside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Port Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Rodney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harriston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Red Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Wilkinson County
- Rosetta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sicily Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Harrisonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parhams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Vidalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ferriday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Dunbarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Athlone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Chevey Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Wildsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Monterey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Franklin Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Elam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Waterproof
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newlight
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Yucatan Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anna, see our County-by-County Page for Anna.
Cemeteries Near Anna ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anna.
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 Anna - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anna covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Painters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Milford Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drake - Magruder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (279 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clemont Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Anna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anna.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anna, with the one closest to Anna listed first.
- Gibson Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Bullitt Bayou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Foster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foster is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Waterproof
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Goldman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Natchez
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Taconey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
- Vidalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anna. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anna.
Newspapers Published in Anna ...
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 133 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anna.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anna, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anna.
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 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 Anna:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Wilkinson County
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Anna) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Anna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |