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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 Drew (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 Drew. 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 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.

Drew is located in Sunflower County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.

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

  • Sunflower County     (The home county of Drew)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Whitney
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitney
      • From Drew to Whitney
    • Ruleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Halstead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halstead
      • From Drew to Halstead
    • White City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Rome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Doddsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doddsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
      • Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Quiver ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
      • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
    • Roundaway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunflower
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Faisonia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Faisonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
      • Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Faisonia
      • From Drew to Faisonia
    • Indianola
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Moorhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Baird
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Baird is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baird
      • From Drew to Baird
  • Bolivar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Merigold
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
      • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
    • Renova
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
      • Renova is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
    • Cleveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Mound Bayou
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
      • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
    • Boyle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Winstonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
      • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Shelby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
    • Victor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hushpuckena
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pace
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
      • Pace is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Duncan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Shaw
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
    • Alligator
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carroll County
    • Avalon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avalon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • Avalon is located in Carroll County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avalon
      • From Drew to Avalon
  • Coahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Roundaway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dublin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Claremont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hopson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Clarksdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lyon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Sunflower Landing
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grenada County
  • Leflore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Minter City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • McNutt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
      • McNutt is located in Leflore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McNutt
      • From Drew to McNutt
    • Schlater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shellmound
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellmound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
      • Shellmound is located in Leflore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shellmound
      • From Drew to Shellmound
    • Money
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Itta Bena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Loring
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Loring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
      • Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fort Loring
      • From Drew to Fort Loring
    • Greenwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Browning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
      • Browning is located in Leflore County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Browning
      • From Drew to Browning
    • Roebuck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Vance
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yarbrough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallahatchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Glendora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
      • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
    • Albin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webb
      • From Drew to Webb
    • Swan Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sumner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tutwiler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Leverett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leverett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
      • Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leverett
      • From Drew to Leverett
    • Paynes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
      • Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Paynes
      • From Drew to Paynes
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Tallahatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <2>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drew, with the one closest to Drew listed first.
    • Helm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
      • Helm is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Helm
      • From Drew to Helm
    • Napanee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napanee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
      • Napanee is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napanee
      • From Drew to Napanee
    • Dunleith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunleith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
      • Dunleith is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dunleith
      • From Drew to Dunleith

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

Cemeteries Near Drew ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drew.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Drew Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Bayou Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Bayou Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lehrton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehrton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehrton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marlow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moorehouse Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorehouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorehouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (189 more) ...
    • Pleasant Green Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta Heights Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Drew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Drew.

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

  • Lehrton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehrton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
    • Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
  • Quiver ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quiver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
    • Quiver is located in Sunflower County
  • Renova
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
    • Renova is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Merigold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
    • Merigold is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <2>
  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Mound Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
    • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <2>
  • Boyle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Minter City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Glendora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Glendora is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendora <2>
  • Webb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
    • Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Webb
    • From Drew to Webb
  • McNutt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNutt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Leflore County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to McNutt
    • From Drew to McNutt
  • Black Bayou
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
    • Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Swan Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • O'Reilly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Reilly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
      • O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
    • Sunnyside
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Drew. See our List of 1890's Communities around Drew.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Drew ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drew.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Drew. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Drew and those printed in the larger area surrounding Drew.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Drew.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Drew:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drew. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Drew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Drew) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drew. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8112, Longitude: -90.5280    









 

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