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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 Cedar Lake (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 Cedar Lake. 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 Cedar Lake ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Lake: Cedar Lk.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Lake.

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 northeast 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 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.

Cedar Lake is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Cedar Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Lake:

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Cedar Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • D'Iberville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coalville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Coalville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Wool Market
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Beauvoir
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Biloxi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <1>
    • Mississippi City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • North Gulfport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • Gulfport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Wortham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Long Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamondhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Waveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiln
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Necaise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Shoreline Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Latimer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Saint Martin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Gulf Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Ocean Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fountainebleau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
    • Vancleave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gautier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Martin Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • McHenry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Wiggins
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Lake.

Cemeteries Near Cedar Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Lake.

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 Cedar Lake - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.

  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Swetman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dink Lamey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Blackwell Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quave Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • D'Iberville Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woolmarket Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Coalville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...

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 Cedar Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Lake.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.

  • Wool Market
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • Beauvoir
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Biloxi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <1>
  • De Buys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • De Buys is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
  • Handsboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Mississippi City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • Ocean Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulfport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Airey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Long Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Vancleave
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Delisle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Delisle is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
    • Pass Christian
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Lake.

Newspapers Published in Cedar Lake ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Lake, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Lake.

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 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 Cedar Lake:

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 Cedar Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cedar Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.