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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 Dry 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 Dry 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 Dry 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dry Creek: Dry Crk. (or less commonly used: Dry Ck. or Dry Cr.)

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 doctors and 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.

Dry Creek is located in Tippah 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 Tippah County: Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Union & Hardeman (TN).

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

  • Tippah County     (The home county of Dry Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Dumas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
      • Dumas is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Clarysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
      • Clarysville is located in Tippah County
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Falkner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Mountain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Lowrey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
      • Lowrey is located in Tippah County
    • Tiplersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
      • Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
    • Whitten Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
      • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
    • Gravestown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
      • Gravestown is located in Tippah County
    • Walnut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Alcorn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Hightown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
      • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
    • Rienzi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
      • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Kossuth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Allentown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
      • Allentown is located in Alcorn County
    • Biggersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
      • Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
    • Searcy Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
    • Jacinto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
      • Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
    • Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Glens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
      • Glens is located in Alcorn County
    • Farmington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Pine Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Benton County
    • Hickory Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
      • Hickory Flat is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Flat <3>
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
    • Canaan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Benton County
    • Snow Lake Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
      • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Itawamba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Kirkville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kirkville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
    • Mantachie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Corrona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
      • Corrona is located in Lee County
    • Boggan Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
      • Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
    • Guntown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jug Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
      • Jug Fork is located in Lee County
    • Birmingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Lee County
    • Saltillo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saltillo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
      • Saltillo is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltillo <3>
    • Indian Hills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
      • Indian Hills is located in Lee County
    • Tupelo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bissell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
      • Bissell is located in Lee County
    • Mooreville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
      • Mooreville is located in Lee County
  • Marshall County
    • Cornersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
      • Cornersville is located in Marshall County
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Sherman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <3>
    • Cherry Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cherry Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
    • Ecru
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
      • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <3>
    • Nixon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
  • Prentiss County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Blackland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
    • Jumpertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
      • Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Geeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
      • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
    • Pisgah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
    • Booneville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wheeler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
    • Lake City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Prentiss County
    • Baldwyn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
      • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <3>
    • Altitude
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
      • Altitude is located in Prentiss County
    • Marietta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Prentiss County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • New Site
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
      • New Site is located in Prentiss County
    • Burton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Prentiss County
  • Tishomingo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
    • Paden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Tishomingo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dennis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
    • Midway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tishomingo County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Graham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Union County
    • Molino
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
      • Molino is located in Union County
    • Alpine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Union County
    • Ellistown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
      • Ellistown is located in Union County
    • Mound City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in Union County
    • Blue Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <3>
    • New Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Union County
    • Myrtle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ingomar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
      • Ingomar is located in Union County
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Union County
    • Darden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Darden is located in Union County
  • Hardeman County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Essary Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Essary Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
      • Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Rogers Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
      • Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
  • McNairy County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
    • Chewalla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
      • Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
    • Guys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
      • Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Ramer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
      • Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <3>
    • Eastview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Caffey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caffey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
      • Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)

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

Cemeteries Near Dry Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry 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.

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 Dry Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Concord Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pauls Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauls Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scruggs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scruggs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jumpertown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jumpertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jumpertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boxs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boxs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boxs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crossroads Cemetery is located in Jumpertown.
    • The Crossroads Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crossroads Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960154 <5>
  • Jumpertown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jumpertown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jumpertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jeter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Walker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

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

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

  • Blackland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Blackland is located in Prentiss County
  • Dumas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
    • Dumas is located in Tippah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Geeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Geeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
    • Geeville is located in Prentiss County
  • Mitchell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Mitchell is located in Tippah County
  • Graham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Union County
  • Silver Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
    • Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
  • Booneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Molino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
    • Molino is located in Union County
  • Bethany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Lee County
  • Hightown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hightown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
    • Hightown is located in Alcorn County
  • Baldwyn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
    • Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <3>
  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Keownville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keownville
      • Keownville is located in Union County
    • Corrona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
      • Corrona is located in Lee County
    • Rienzi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
      • Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people

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

Newspapers Published in Dry 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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Creek, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Creek.

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 Dry Creek:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Dry Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6682, Longitude: -88.7362       In this case, the coordinates for Dry Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Dry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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