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 Colemans 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 Colemans 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.
Name Variations for Colemans Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Colemans Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Colemans Ferry may originally have been Coleman's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Colemans Ferry might be written as Coleman Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Colemans Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Colemans Ferry.
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 hospitals and 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.
Colemans Ferry is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Mobile (AL), Washington (AL), George, Perry & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Colemans Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Colemans Ferry:
- Greene County (The home county of Colemans Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Hillman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- McLain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Leakesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Avera
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Clark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Bothwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Carson City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- State Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Forrest County
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Bexley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Agricola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Hurley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Beaumont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wingate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Richton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- Wiggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Wilmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Citronelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Chunchula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Semmes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Escatawpa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Fruitdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Yellow Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Colemans Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Colemans Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Colemans Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colemans 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 Colemans Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Colemans Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Lodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coward Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McInnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McLeod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Colemans Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colemans Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Colemans Ferry, with the one closest to Colemans Ferry listed first.
- Leaf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Leakesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avera
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Americus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Escatawpa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Citronelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kittrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Henderson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Chunchula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Yellow Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- State Line
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Colemans Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Colemans Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Colemans 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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colemans Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colemans Ferry, 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 Colemans Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Colemans Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- George County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Stone County
- Mobile County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Colemans Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colemans Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |