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 Dedeaux (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 Dedeaux. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dedeaux is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Dedeaux. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dedeaux:
- Harrison County (The home county of Dedeaux)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Lyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Wortham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Pass Christian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Gulfport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Saucier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Coalville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Beauvoir
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Diamondhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Necaise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Kiln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Latimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Saint Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Pearl River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Juniper Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Picayune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Poplarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- McHenry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Smith Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Wiggins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Pearl River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Northwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Tanglewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Bon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Browns Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Slidell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- McClane City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dedeaux, see our County-by-County Page for Dedeaux.
Cemeteries Near Dedeaux ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dedeaux.
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 Dedeaux - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dedeaux covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Wolf River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayou Coco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Page Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- The Page Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paige Cemetery
- Persimmon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Little Rotten Bayou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfhaven Mennonite Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gullett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Ladner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delisle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle Cemetery
- The Delisle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Delisle Cemetery
- New Delisle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<3>
While we didn't find Dedeaux in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dedeaux.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dedeaux, with the one closest to Dedeaux listed first.
- Kiln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Bay Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Pass Christian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Airey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Mississippi City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Handsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wool Market
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- De Buys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dedeaux. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dedeaux.
Newspapers Published in Dedeaux ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dedeaux.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dedeaux, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dedeaux.
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 Dedeaux:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Jackson County
- Pearl River County
- Stone County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Dedeaux, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dedeaux) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |