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 Dukes 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 Dukes 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.
Name Variations for Dukes Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Dukes Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dukes Ferry may originally have been Duke's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dukes Ferry might be written as Duke Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dukes Ferry is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Dukes Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dukes Ferry:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Dukes Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Abbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harmontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Alesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Lafayette Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Taylor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Hickory Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Sarepta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- DeSoto County
- Ingrams Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marianna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Atway
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Red Banks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Taska
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Byhalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Terza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Sardis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Thaxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Turnpike
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Possum Trot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Ecru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Nixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pontotoc
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Tyro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Gravestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lowrey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Whitten Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Clarysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Ripley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Darden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Glenfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Ingomar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- New Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mound City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Molino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Yalobusha County
- Water Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dukes Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Dukes Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Dukes Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dukes 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 Dukes Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dukes Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Mt. Maria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (416 more) ...
- Asbury Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abbeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<4> to the north of Abbeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57632 <3>
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Dukes Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dukes Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dukes Ferry, with the one closest to Dukes Ferry listed first.
- Abbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Etta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Etta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Potts Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Laws Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- College Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- University
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gallway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallway
- Darden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Galena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Hickory Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dukes Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dukes Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Dukes 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dukes Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dukes Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dukes Ferry.
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 Dukes Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Calhoun County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Yalobusha County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dukes Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dukes Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |