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 Ballground (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 Ballground. 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 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.
Ballground 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 Ballground. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ballground:
- Warren County (The home county of Ballground)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Vicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Newman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Bolton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Cayuga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Learned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Humphreys County
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Valley Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Chotard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Tallula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Adelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Flora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Smedes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Rolling Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mont Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Riverside Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Lorenzen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Anguilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Satartia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Anding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bentonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Sondheimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Transylvania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Providence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Ashly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Omega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Barnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ballground, see our County-by-County Page for Ballground.
Cemeteries Near Ballground ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ballground.
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 Ballground - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ballground covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Neely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hackler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brickhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henry - Grant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hart Childress Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crocket Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (130 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flowers Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Ballground in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ballground.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ballground, with the one closest to Ballground listed first.
- Haynes Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Katzenmeyer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Katzenmeyer is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katzenmeyer
- Oak Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Blakely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blakely is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
- Villanova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Valley Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Phoenix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Phoenix is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Newmans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Bovina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Satartia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Smedes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Vicksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ballground. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ballground.
Newspapers Published in Ballground ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ballground.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ballground, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ballground.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ballground:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Yazoo County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison 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> | 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 Ballground, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Ballground) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |