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 Bolivar Landing (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 Bolivar Landing. 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 Bolivar Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bolivar Landing: Bolivar Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bolivar Lndng.)
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 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.
Bolivar Landing is located in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bolivar Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bolivar Landing:
- Bolivar County (The home county of Bolivar Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Benoit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Dahomy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Grapeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Mound Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Eutaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Longshot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Christmas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Lamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Halstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Heathman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Roundaway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Faisonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Indianola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Doddsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sunflower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Metcalfe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Napanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Helm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stoneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Dunleith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Leland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Arcola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Dermott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Arkansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Rohwer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- McArthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McArthur is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Watson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McGehee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reed
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Pea Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Snow Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Pickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Drew County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Tillar
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tillar is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bolivar Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Bolivar Landing.
Cemeteries Near Bolivar Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bolivar Landing.
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 Bolivar Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bolivar Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Speckter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Parthenia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burrus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eutaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polk - Royal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Mt. Cazy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Bolivar Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bolivar Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bolivar Landing, with the one closest to Bolivar Landing listed first.
- Bolivar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Benoit
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Dahomy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Mound Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lobdell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Eutaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Christmas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Arkansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rosedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bolivar Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bolivar Landing.
Newspapers Published in Bolivar Landing ...
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 Bolivar Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bolivar Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bolivar Landing.
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 helpful 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 Bolivar Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Bolivar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Drew 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> | 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 Bolivar Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bolivar Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |