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 Dry Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Dry Grove: Dry Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dry Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dry Grove.
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 hospitals and doctors 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 Grove is located in Hinds 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 Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Dry Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Grove:
- Hinds County (The home county of Dry Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Terry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Learned
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Byram
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Choctaw Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Saint Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Myles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Hazlehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bowerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Beauregard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Allen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Adelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Ridgeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Mannsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Alonzo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Pearson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearl
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Flowood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County
- Braxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Newmans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Villanova
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Stout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Vicksburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Grove.
Cemeteries Near Dry Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry Grove.
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 Dry Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- John Adam Riser Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salmon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- William Davis Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bedwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Terry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Society Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benevolent Society Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Terry.
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
- Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57944 <3>
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Dry Grove had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Grove, with the one closest to Dry Grove listed first.
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Midway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Thompsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Oakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Terry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Learned
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gallman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- McRaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
- Beech Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dry Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Grove.
Newspapers Published in Dry Grove ...
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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Grove, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dry Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |