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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Coars Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Coars Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Coars Springs, please Contact Us.
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 Coars Springs (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 Coars Springs. 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 Coars Springs ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Coars Springs: Coars Spgs. (or less commonly used: Coars Spngs. or Coars Sprngs.)
- While the name of this community is Coars Springs, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Coars Springs may originally have been Coar's Springs.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Coars Springs might be written as Coar Springs.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Coars Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Copiah 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 Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Coars Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coars Springs:
- Copiah County (The home county of Coars Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hazlehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Beauregard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Glancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Wesson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Carpenter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Claiborne County
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Terry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Byram
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Midway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Choctaw Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Learned
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Raymond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Tryus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Nola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- New Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Grange ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hooker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Brookhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Caseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cobbs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Wellman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Alonzo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- King
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Cato
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Braxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coars Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Coars Springs.
Cemeteries Near Coars Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coars Springs.
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 Coars Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coars Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Red Bone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the south of Hopewell.
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <5>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
- Old Ruby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Mullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Coars Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coars Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coars Springs, with the one closest to Coars Springs listed first.
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashley is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Beech Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Gallman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Hazlehurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Martinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Rockport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Beauregard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Harrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Terry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Browns Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coars Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coars Springs.
Newspapers Published in Coars Springs ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coars Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coars Springs, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coars Springs.
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 helpful 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 Coars Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Copiah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Coars Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coars Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |