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 Bertice (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 Bertice. 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 ...
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 northeast 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 north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Bertice is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Bertice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bertice:
- Leake County (The home county of Bertice)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Saint Ann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Redwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Standing Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- High Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Coosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Zemuly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Sallis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kosciusko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hinds County
- North Town Plaza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Goodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Madisonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Cobbville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Maris Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twelve Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Neshoba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Dowdville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Pearl River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Conehatta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Lucern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Sand Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Fannin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Pelahatchie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Ludlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Clifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Harperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kalem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Raworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Sebastopol
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Smith County
- Polkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Yazoo County
- Vaughan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bertice, see our County-by-County Page for Bertice.
Cemeteries Near Bertice ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bertice.
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 Bertice - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bertice covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- McDonald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rising Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bertice in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bertice.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bertice, with the one closest to Bertice listed first.
- Good Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Ludlow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Lena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ofahoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ofahoma is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofahoma
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Cash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Revive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Revive is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revive
- Lillian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lillian is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Ann
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeny
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeny is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bertice. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bertice.
Newspapers Published in Bertice ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bertice.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bertice, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bertice.
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 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 Bertice:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Madison County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Smith County
- Yazoo County
- 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> | 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 Bertice, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bertice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |