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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 Deep Creek (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 Deep Creek. 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 Deep Creek ...

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 Deep Creek: Deep Crk. (or less commonly used: Deep Ck. or Deep Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Deep Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deep Creek.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Deep Creek is located in Perry 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 Perry County: Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Stone & Wayne.

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

  • Perry County     (The home county of Deep Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • New Augusta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Wingate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Richton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Brooklyn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carnes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • McLaurin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • George County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Bexley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Bexley is located in George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Lucedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Agricola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Howell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • McLain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Hillman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hillman is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Leakesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Avera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Avera is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Bothwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Bothwell is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
    • Brown Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Howison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Saucier
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wortham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 southeast)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Latimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Vancleave
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deep Creek, with the one closest to Deep Creek listed first.
    • Wiggins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • McHenry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Smith Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town

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

Cemeteries Near Deep Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deep Creek.

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 Deep Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deep Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cochran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mixon - Mizelle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bond Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (278 more) ...
    • Byrd - Cowart Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Sweetwater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Deep Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deep Creek.

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

  • Leaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Airey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Leakesville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Avera
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Vancleave
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Deep Creek ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deep Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deep Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deep Creek.

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 helpful 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 Deep Creek:

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 Deep Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deep Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.