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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 Bay Saint Louis (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 Bay Saint Louis. 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 Bay Saint Louis ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bay Saint Louis: Bay St. Louis

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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hancock County: Saint Tammany (LA), Harrison & Pearl River.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Bay Saint Louis. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bay Saint Louis:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Bay Saint Louis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.
    • Waveland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
      • Waveland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <2>
    • Shoreline Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
    • Diamondhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
      • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <2>
    • Lakeshore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
      • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
    • Kiln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Logtown ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
      • Logtown is located in Hancock County
    • Napoleon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
    • Pearlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Necaise
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.
    • Pass Christian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
    • Gulfport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • North Gulfport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Mississippi City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Lyman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
    • Wortham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
    • Beauvoir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Coalville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
      • Coalville is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • Saucier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.
    • Saint Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
      • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
    • Gulf Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Latimer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
  • Pearl River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.
    • Nicholson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
    • Picayune
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <2>
  • Stone County
    • McHenry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Bon Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
      • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Northwood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
      • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Pearl River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <2>
    • Tanglewood Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
      • Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • McClane City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClane City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
      • McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Slidell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
      • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <2>
    • Browns Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
      • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Eden Isle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Isle
      • Eden Isle is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Hickory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Huntwyck Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
      • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Lake Shore Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Village
      • Lake Shore Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bay Saint Louis, see our County-by-County Page for Bay Saint Louis.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bay Saint Louis ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Saint Louis.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bay Saint Louis. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bay Saint Louis and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bay Saint Louis.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Bay Saint Louis.

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 Bay Saint Louis:

Cemeteries Near Bay Saint Louis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bay Saint Louis.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bay Saint Louis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.

  • Cedar Rest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Garden of Memory Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memory Cemetery
  • Trinity Episopal Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Delisle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Delisle Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Delisle Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delisle Cemetery
  • New Delisle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Courtenay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bayou Coco Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Coco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Coco Cemetery
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Rocky Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayou Caddy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayou Caddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayou Caddy Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bay Saint Louis had a population of 1,974 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bay Saint Louis had a population of 14,529 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bay Saint Louis, with the one closest to Bay Saint Louis listed first.

  • Henderson Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
    • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
  • Waveland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
    • Waveland is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <2>
  • Pass Christian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Delisle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
    • Delisle is located in Harrison County
  • Kiln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
  • Gulfport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pearlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
  • Handsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
    • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • De Buys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Buys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
      • De Buys is located in Harrison County
    • Rigolets
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rigolets have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
      • Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
    • Beauvoir
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bay Saint Louis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bay Saint Louis.

The official website for Bay Saint Louis: www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Bay Saint Louis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Saint Louis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3111, Longitude: -89.3306       In this case, the coordinates for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Bay Saint Louis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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