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 Bruinsburg (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 Bruinsburg. 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 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/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 north 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.
Bruinsburg is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Bruinsburg. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bruinsburg:
- Claiborne County (The home county of Bruinsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Westside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Grand Gulf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Saint Elmo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Natchez
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Myles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hinds County
- Cayuga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harriston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- Stout
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Wildwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Sicily Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vidalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Swampers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swampers is located in Franklin Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swampers
- Elam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elam is located in Franklin Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam
- Wisner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Coleman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yucatan Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterproof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Highland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bruinsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Bruinsburg.
Cemeteries Near Bruinsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bruinsburg.
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 Bruinsburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bruinsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Cochrandale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daniell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Briscoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rodney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Bruinsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bruinsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bruinsburg, with the one closest to Bruinsburg listed first.
- Westside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Grand Gulf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Russum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russum is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
- Port Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Gordon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
- Ingleside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goldman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Stonington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Waterproof
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bruinsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bruinsburg.
Newspapers Published in Bruinsburg ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bruinsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bruinsburg, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bruinsburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bruinsburg:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Claiborne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson County
- Warren County
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Franklin Parish
- Madison Parish
- Tensas 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> | 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 Bruinsburg, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruinsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |