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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 Cheraw (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 Cheraw. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cheraw is located in Marion County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Washington (LA), Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River & Walthall.

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

  • Marion County     (The home county of Cheraw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pinebur
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
    • Kokomo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Expose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Expose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
      • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Goss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Oak Vale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Bassfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
      • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Prentiss
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
      • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <1>
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Wells Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • Lumberton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <1>
    • Purvis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <1>
    • Sumrall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Tilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
    • Arm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Verna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
  • Pearl River County
    • Poplarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
      • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Holmesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Smithburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
    • Topisaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Walthall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Tylertown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
      • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <1>
    • Sartinville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheraw, with the one closest to Cheraw listed first.
    • Angie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
    • Varnado
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <1>
    • Pine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Bogalusa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>
    • Lees Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Franklinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Hermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Cheraw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheraw.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sunflower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunflower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lott Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurricane Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Capp Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fortenberry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortenberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortenberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • T E Stogner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the T E Stogner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the T E Stogner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pearl River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearl River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foxworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foxworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foxworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (541 more) ...
    • East Columbia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Columbia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Columbia City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

While we didn't find Cheraw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cheraw.

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

  • Pickwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
  • Spring Cottage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Goss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
    • Goss is located in Marion County
  • Oak Vale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Tilton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
  • Orvisburg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orvisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
  • Hillsdale
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
  • Smithburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
  • Topisaw
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Holmesville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Franklinton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Lees Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Poplarville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
      • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <1>
    • Mount Hermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cheraw ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheraw.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheraw, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheraw.

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 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 Cheraw:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cheraw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 Cheraw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cheraw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cheraw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1557, Longitude: -89.8434       In this case, the coordinates for Cheraw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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