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 Carriere (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 Carriere. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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/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 south 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.
Carriere is located in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Carriere. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carriere:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Carriere)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Picayune
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Juniper Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Necaise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Kiln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Diamondhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pearlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Saint Louis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Howison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wortham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Lumberton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wells Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Marion County
- Twin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Stone County
- Smith Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Talisheek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Pearl River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Browns Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Bon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Abita Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntwyck Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Lees Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Varnado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Angie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carriere, see our County-by-County Page for Carriere.
Cemeteries Near Carriere ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carriere.
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 Carriere - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carriere covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Spiers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gipson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thigpen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McGehee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Anner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Evans Creek Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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 Carriere in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carriere.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carriere, with the one closest to Carriere listed first.
- Chinquapin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Talisheek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Poplarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Pearl River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Kiln
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Orvisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Slidell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- Pearlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carriere. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carriere.
Newspapers Published in Carriere ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carriere.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carriere, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carriere.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Carriere:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Stone County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington 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 Carriere, 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- Carriere) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |