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 Dantzler (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 Dantzler. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Dantzler is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.

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

• Jackson County     (The home county of Dantzler)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
  • Latimer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
  • Vancleave
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
    • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <2>
  • Wade
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Wade is located in Jackson County
  • Saint Martin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
  • Gulf Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
  • Ocean Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
  • Hurley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Hurley is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <2>
  • Hickory Hills
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Martin Bluff
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Coll Town
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coll Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
• Forrest County
  • Carnes
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
• George County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
  • Bexley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Bexley is located in George County
  • Agricola
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Agricola is located in George County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <2>
  • Lucedale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucedale
    • Lucedale is located in George County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucedale <2>
  • Howell
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Howell is located in George County
• Greene County
  • McLain
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
• Harrison County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
  • Howison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
  • Saucier
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
    • Saucier is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <2>
  • D'Iberville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <2>
  • Coalville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Wortham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Harrison County
  • Biloxi
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • Lyman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Harrison County
  • Beauvoir
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
  • Mississippi City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • North Gulfport
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Gulfport
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
• Stone County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dantzler, with the one closest to Dantzler listed first.
  • McHenry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
  • Wiggins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <2>
  • Smith Town
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County

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

Cemeteries Near Dantzler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dantzler.

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 Dantzler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Ramsey Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Walker Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wilson Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ramsey Springs Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Springs Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2288436 <4>
• Piney Woods Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Woods Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Wittington Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wittington Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ramsey Creek Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Creek Cemetery
• Wilkerson Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Flurry Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flurry Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cain Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Broadus Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadus Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Carter Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (279 more) ...
  • Flurry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flurry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flurry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

• Airey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Airey is located in Harrison County
• Vancleave
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
  • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <2>
• Americus ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Americus is located in Jackson County
• Wool Market
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
• Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
• Three Rivers
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
• Biloxi
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
• Ocean Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
• Beauvoir
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
• Leaf
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Leaf is located in Greene County
• Handsboro
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
• De Buys
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Buys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
  • De Buys is located in Harrison County
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Mississippi City
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • Gulfport
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
  • Escatawpa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escatawpa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County

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

Newspapers Published in Dantzler ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dantzler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dantzler, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dantzler.

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 Dantzler:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Jackson County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Forrest County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • George County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Greene County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Harrison County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stone County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Jackson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Jackson County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.ms.us/

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