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 Dean Landing (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 Dean Landing. 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 Dean Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dean Landing: Dean Lndg. (or less commonly used: Dean Lndng.)
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 southeast 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 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.
Dean Landing is located in George 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 George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Dean Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dean Landing:
- George County (The home county of Dean Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dean Landing, with the one closest to Dean Landing listed first.
- Howell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Agricola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dean Landing, with the one closest to Dean Landing listed first.
- Brown Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hillman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Leakesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McLain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dean Landing, with the one closest to Dean Landing listed first.
- Hurley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Wade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Big Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Vancleave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dean Landing, with the one closest to Dean Landing listed first.
- Wilmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Semmes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chunchula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Country Club Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Eight Mile
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Prichard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saraland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tillmans Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Chickasaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dean Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Dean Landing.
Cemeteries Near Dean Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dean Landing.
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 Dean Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dean Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dean Landing, with the one closest to Dean Landing listed first.
- Movella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Finch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Finch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Movella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tanners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Finch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moffet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman 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.<2>
While we didn't find Dean Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dean Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dean Landing, with the one closest to Dean Landing listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Three Rivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Kushla
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Chunchula
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Vancleave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Whistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Grand Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Prichard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Fernland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saint Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Theodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dean Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dean Landing.
Newspapers Published in Dean Landing ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dean Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dean Landing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dean Landing.
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 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 Dean Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Greene County
- Jackson County
- Mobile 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 Dean Landing, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dean Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |