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 Brewer (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 Brewer. 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.
Brewer is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Stone & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Brewer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brewer:
- Perry County (The home county of Brewer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Richton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beaumont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wingate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Goodluck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- McLaurin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Hattiesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- George County
- Bexley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Bothwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Carson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Clark
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- McLain
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Leakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Ovett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ellisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Errata
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Lamar County
- West Hattiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Chicora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Whistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Robinsons Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Yellow Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Fruitdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Escatawpa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Copeland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brewer, see our County-by-County Page for Brewer.
Cemeteries Near Brewer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brewer.
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 Brewer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brewer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Frisco Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- McSwain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Brewer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brewer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brewer, with the one closest to Brewer listed first.
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Avera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Kittrell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Whistler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Leakesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Leaf
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Waynesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Eastabuchie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
- Yellow Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ellisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Hattiesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brewer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brewer.
Newspapers Published in Brewer ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brewer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brewer, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brewer.
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 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 Brewer:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- George County
- Greene County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Wayne County
- Washington 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 Brewer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brewer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |