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 Coils 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 Coils 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Coils Ferry is located in Panola 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 Panola County: Lafayette, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Coils Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coils Ferry:
- Panola County (The home county of Coils Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Terza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Como
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Chapeltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Ballentine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Longtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Mims
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Crenshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Askew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Calhoun County
- Banner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Alphaba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Ingrams Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Alesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Harmontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Altus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Delay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Lafayette Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Laws Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Cornersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Holly Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Byhalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Bobo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Sledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Crowder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Falcon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Aiken
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Wyatte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Senatobia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goode
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Arkabutla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Water Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Velma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coils Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Coils Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Coils Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coils 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 Coils Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coils Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Simon Chapel #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elijah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simon Chapel #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Coils Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coils Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coils Ferry, with the one closest to Coils Ferry listed first.
- Wallace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Lespedeza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Terza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Alesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Central Academy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central Academy is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Academy
- College Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Harmontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tyro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- University
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Looxahoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coils Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coils Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Coils 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coils Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coils Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coils Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Coils Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Panola County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Yalobusha 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 Coils 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coils Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |