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 Barnes Prairie (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 Barnes Prairie. 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 Barnes Prairie ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Barnes Prairie: Barnes Pr.
- While the name of this community is Barnes Prairie, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Barnes Prairie may originally have been Barne's Prairie.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Barnes Prairie might be written as Barne Prairie.
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 ...
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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Barnes Prairie is located in Rankin 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 Rankin County: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Scott, Simpson & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Barnes Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnes Prairie:
- Rankin County (The home county of Barnes Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Fannin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Goshen Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Flowood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pelahatchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- King
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Byram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Terry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Leake County
- Lena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Twelve Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Mannsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maris Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Cobbville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Davis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Flora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Ludlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Morton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cooperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Kalem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Hunter Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Raworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Cash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Braxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Polkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Trenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Bentonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Nod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Anding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barnes Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Barnes Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Barnes Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnes Prairie.
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 Barnes Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barnes Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- True Light Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- True Light Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fannin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fannin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fannin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Haley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pearl River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- True Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Charity MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Barnes Prairie in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barnes Prairie.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barnes Prairie, with the one closest to Barnes Prairie listed first.
- Fannin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Goshen Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Tougaloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brandon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rankin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Mannsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cynthia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cynthia is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthia
- Pelahatchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Shoccoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shoccoe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barnes Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnes Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Barnes Prairie ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnes Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barnes Prairie, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barnes Prairie.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Barnes Prairie:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Rankin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Scott County
- Simpson County
- Smith County
- Yazoo County
- 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 Barnes Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Barnes Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |