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 Barth (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 Barth. 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.
Barth is located in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Barth. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barth:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Barth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Juniper Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Picayune
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Carnes
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Necaise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Kiln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Diamondhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Bay Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Lakeshore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Howison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wortham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Lyman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- North Gulfport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Long Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pass Christian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Wool Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Gulfport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mississippi City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Lumberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wells Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Smith Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- McHenry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pearl River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Bogalusa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Barth, see our County-by-County Page for Barth.
Cemeteries Near Barth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barth.
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 Barth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Barth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Ladner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dedeaux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Necaise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Necaise Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Necaise.
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Page Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- The Page Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paige Cemetery
- Anner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barney Hickman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lizana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lizana Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Saucier.
- Galilee Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Barth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Barth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Barth, with the one closest to Barth listed first.
- Poplarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Airey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Kiln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Orvisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Delisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Long Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Bay Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Pass Christian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wool Market
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gulfport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Barth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barth.
Newspapers Published in Barth ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Barth, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Barth.
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 Barth:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Lamar County
- Stone County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Barth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Barth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |