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 Buggs Ferry (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 Buggs Ferry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Buggs Ferry is located in Noxubee 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 Noxubee County: Pickens (AL), Sumter (AL), Kemper, Lowndes, Oktibbeha & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Buggs Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buggs Ferry:
- Noxubee County (The home county of Buggs Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mashulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Deerbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Shuqualak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Ravine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Cooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Mhoons Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Waverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Wahalak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Lynville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Binnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Scooba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Giles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Electric Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Sucarnoochee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Artesia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Bent Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Columbus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Neshoba County
- Bogue Chitto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Sessums
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Starkville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Sturgis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Fearns Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Handle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Louisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Noxapater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Memphis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Archer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Garden is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Aliceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Macedonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Sumter County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Panola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Geiger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buggs Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Buggs Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Buggs Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buggs Ferry.
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 Buggs Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buggs Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Soule Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- May Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruhama Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Higgins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Lynn Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Buggs Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buggs Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buggs Ferry, with the one closest to Buggs Ferry listed first.
- Mashulaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Macon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Perkinsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Perkinsville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Singleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Singleton is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
- Shuqualak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Deerbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Oktoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Fearns Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Loakfoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loakfoma is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buggs Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buggs Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Buggs Ferry ...
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 Buggs Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buggs Ferry, 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 Buggs Ferry.
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 Buggs Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Noxubee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Kemper County
- Lowndes County
- Neshoba County
- Oktibbeha County
- Winston County
- Pickens County
- Sumter 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 Buggs Ferry, 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 from Point A (ie- Buggs Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |