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 Commerce (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 Commerce. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Commerce is located in Tunica 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 Tunica County: Crittenden (AR), Lee (AR), Phillips (AR), Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman & Tate.
Below are the counties that are near Commerce. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Commerce:
- Tunica County (The home county of Commerce)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- North Tunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- Banks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Tunica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Powell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Lula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newport is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Lake Cormorant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Cub Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Norfolk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Walls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Southhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Nesbit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aldens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Askew
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Sledge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Arkabutla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Senatobia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Poagville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Horseshoe Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Seyppel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Pinckney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Anthonyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Proctor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Edmondson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Amanca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Jennette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Hulbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- West Memphis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crawfordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Bledsoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Winona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Brickeys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Phillips Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Marianna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- LaGrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Felton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Felton is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton
- Haynes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Rondo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Aubrey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aubrey is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Vineyard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Helena - West Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- Latour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Latour is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <1>
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Hughes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
- Rawlinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Heth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Widener
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
- Bonair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bonair is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Forrest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caldwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Memphis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Capleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Hunt Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Commerce, see our County-by-County Page for Commerce.
Cemeteries Near Commerce ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Commerce.
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 Commerce - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Commerce covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Happy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rainey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- Fredonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Commerce had a population of 14 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Bowdre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdre is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdre
- Robinsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Hollywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Penton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Seyppel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Tunica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Askew ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Lake Cormorant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bledsoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Pinckney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Cub Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Eudora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Commerce. See our List of 1890's Communities around Commerce.
Newspapers Published in Commerce ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around Commerce.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Commerce, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Commerce.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Commerce:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tunica County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tate County
- Crittenden County
- Lee County
- Phillips County
- Saint Francis County
- Shelby 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 Commerce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Commerce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |