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 Dykes Crossing (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 Dykes Crossing. 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 Dykes Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Dykes Crossing: Dykes Xing.
- While the name of this community is Dykes Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dykes Crossing may originally have been Dyke's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dykes Crossing might be written as Dyke Crossing.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Dykes Crossing is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Tangipahoa (LA), Washington (LA), Amite, Lincoln & Walthall.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Dykes Crossing. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dykes Crossing:
- Pike County (The home county of Dykes Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Holmesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Bacots
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Topisaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Bear Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- McElveen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Gillsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Brookside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Jefferson Davis County
- Oak Vale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Verna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Tilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Norfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wellman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Kokomo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Expose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Tylertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sartinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Greensburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Kentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Tangipahoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fluker
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Roseland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amite City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Husser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Stoney Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Enon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Angie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
- Varnado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dykes Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Dykes Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Dykes Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dykes Crossing.
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 Dykes Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dykes Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brumfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brumfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (782 more) ...
- Rills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick - Pounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Dykes Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dykes Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dykes Crossing, with the one closest to Dykes Crossing listed first.
- Smithburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Holmesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Mount Hermon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chatawa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Fernwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Osyka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Topisaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kentwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstons Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dykes Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dykes Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Dykes Crossing ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykes Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dykes Crossing, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dykes Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Dykes Crossing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pike County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Walthall County
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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> | 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 Dykes Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Dykes Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |