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 Dees 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 Dees 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 Dees 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Dees Landing: Dees Lndg. (or less commonly used: Dees Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Dees Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dees Landing may originally have been Dee's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dees Landing might be written as Dee Landing.
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 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 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.
Dees Landing is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Dees Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dees Landing:
- Jackson County (The home county of Dees Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dees Landing, with the one closest to Dees Landing listed first.
- Vancleave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Hickory Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Coll Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Fountainebleau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Gautier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Wade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Gulf Park Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Ocean Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dees Landing, with the one closest to Dees Landing listed first.
- Agricola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lucedale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dees Landing, with the one closest to Dees Landing listed first.
- D'Iberville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Biloxi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Coalville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- North Gulfport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Gulfport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Wortham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Howison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Stone County
- McHenry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dees Landing, with the one closest to Dees Landing listed first.
- Grand Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Bayou La Batre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wilmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Theodore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Semmes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dees Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Dees Landing.
Cemeteries Near Dees Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dees 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 Dees Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dees Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dees Landing, with the one closest to Dees Landing listed first.
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ladner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mormon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caswell Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Dees Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dees Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dees Landing, with the one closest to Dees Landing listed first.
- Vancleave
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Three Rivers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Escatawpa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Ocean Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pascagoula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Biloxi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Wool Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Beauvoir
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- De Buys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Grand Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Handsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dees Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dees Landing.
Newspapers Published in Dees 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dees Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dees Landing, 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 Dees Landing.
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 websites either 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 Dees Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Harrison County
- Stone County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Dees Landing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dees Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |