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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 Earles 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 Earles 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 Earles 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Earles Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Earles Ferry may originally have been Earle's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Earles Ferry might be written as Earle 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 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.
Earles Ferry is located in Clarke 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 Clarke County: Choctaw (AL), Jasper, Lauderdale & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Earles Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Earles Ferry:
- Clarke County (The home county of Earles Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonewall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pachuta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gin ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Shubuta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Orange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Penantly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Kelona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Stafford Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Garlandsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Sandersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Errata
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Increase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Meridian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Vimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Suqualena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whynot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Collinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lockhart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Chunky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Decatur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Wayne County
- Matherville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Melvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Pushmataha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Okatuppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Needham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lisman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Earles Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Earles Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Earles Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Earles 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 Earles Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Earles Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Kramer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stonewall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63049 <4>
- Enterprise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Souenlovie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chancellor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Archusa Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Earles Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Earles Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Earles Ferry, with the one closest to Earles Ferry listed first.
- Stonewall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Pachuta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Penantly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Paulding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Earles Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Earles Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Earles 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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Earles Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Earles Ferry, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Earles 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 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 Earles Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Lauderdale County
- Newton County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Earles Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Earles Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |