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 Dennis 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 Dennis 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 Dennis 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dennis Landing: Dennis Lndg. (or less commonly used: Dennis 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Dennis Landing is located in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Dennis Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dennis Landing:
- Bolivar County (The home county of Dennis Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Deeson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Perthshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Gunnison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Waxhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Alligator
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Winstonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Africa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Roundaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Clarksdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hopson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Claremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Dublin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Lyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clover Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ruleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallahatchie County
- Tutwiler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Tichnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Gillett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- De Witt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Snow Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Watson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Pea Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Rohwer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (AR)
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Crumrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Mellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Elaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lambrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Wabash
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Old Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lakeview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dennis Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Dennis Landing.
Cemeteries Near Dennis Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dennis 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 Dennis Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dennis Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Person Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Luke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Round Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gunnison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henrico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Peters Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Booker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Dennis Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dennis Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dennis Landing, with the one closest to Dennis Landing listed first.
- Laconia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Concordia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concordia is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Perthshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Deeson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Round Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Henrico ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrico is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Gunnison
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Hillhouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Wright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hushpuckena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- White River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White River is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alligator
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dennis Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dennis Landing.
Newspapers Published in Dennis 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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dennis Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dennis Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dennis Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dennis Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Bolivar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lincoln County
- Phillips 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 Dennis Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dennis Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |