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 Baldwins 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 Baldwins 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.
Name Variations for Baldwins Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Baldwins Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Baldwins Ferry may originally have been Baldwin's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Baldwins Ferry might be written as Baldwin Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Baldwins Ferry is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Madison (LA), Tensas (LA), Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Baldwins Ferry. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Baldwins Ferry:
- Warren County (The home county of Baldwins Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Newmans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Villanova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Russellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Carlisle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Ingleside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Grand Gulf
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Carpenter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Crystal Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Newman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Cayuga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Learned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Palestine
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Thompsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Valley Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Chotard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Madison County
- Adelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Thomastown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Barnes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Ashly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omega
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- Yucatan Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Baldwins Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Baldwins Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Baldwins Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baldwins 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.
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 Baldwins Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Baldwins Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Belmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McElwee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Albin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Nalley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Baldwins Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Baldwins Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Baldwins Ferry, with the one closest to Baldwins Ferry listed first.
- Newman
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Cayuga
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Reganton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reganton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reganton
- Bovina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Newmans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Edwards
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Learned
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Rocky Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Vicksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Warrenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Humphreys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Yokena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yokena is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Baldwins Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Baldwins Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Baldwins 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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baldwins Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baldwins Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baldwins Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Baldwins Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Madison Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Baldwins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Baldwins Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |