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 Doalms Ferry (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 Doalms Ferry. 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 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.
Doalms Ferry is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Lamar (AL), Pickens (AL), Clay, Monroe, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.
Below are the counties that are near Doalms Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Doalms Ferry:
- Lowndes County (The home county of Doalms Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Kolola Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Bent Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Artesia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Vinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Abbott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Mhoons Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Griffith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Una
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Cedar Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Beasley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Pheba
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Acker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Greenwood Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gattman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Hatley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Amory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- New Wren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Deerbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Brooksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Clayton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sessums
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Fayette County (AL)
- Belk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belk is located in Fayette County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Bedford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Fernbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Hightogy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sulligent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Detroit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Stafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ethelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- McShan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Archer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Coal Fire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Doalms Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Doalms Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Doalms Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Doalms Ferry.
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 Doalms Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Doalms Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Vinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Botters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concord #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Military Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitchlynn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Doalms Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Doalms Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Doalms Ferry, with the one closest to Doalms Ferry listed first.
- Vinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Binford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Whites
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Steens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sykes ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sykes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Muldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Tibbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Doalms Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Doalms Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Doalms Ferry ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Doalms Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Doalms Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Doalms Ferry.
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 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 Doalms Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lowndes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Fayette County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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 Doalms Ferry, 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' (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- Doalms Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |