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 East Moss Point (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 East Moss Point. 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 East Moss Point ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Moss Point: E. Moss Pt.
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.
East Moss Point is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near East Moss Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Moss Point:
- Jackson County (The home county of East Moss Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Moss Point, with the one closest to East Moss Point listed first.
- Orange Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Moss Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Eastside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Pascagoula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Coll Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Gautier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Big Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Moss Point, with the one closest to East Moss Point listed first.
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Agricola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Moss Point, with the one closest to East Moss Point listed first.
- Biloxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- D'Iberville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Coalville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Baldwin County (AL)
- Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Moss Point, with the one closest to East Moss Point listed first.
- Grand Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou La Batre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Theodore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama Port
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Tillmans Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Bellefontaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Mon Louis
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Dauphin Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Country Club Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Moss Point, see our County-by-County Page for East Moss Point.
Cemeteries Near East Moss Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Moss Point.
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 East Moss Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Moss Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Moss Point, with the one closest to East Moss Point listed first.
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macpelah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kivisto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- First MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Mormon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 East Moss Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Moss Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Moss Point, with the one closest to East Moss Point listed first.
- Orange Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Moss Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Three Rivers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Fernland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Bayou La Batre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Vancleave
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ocean Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fowl River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fowl River is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowl River
- Theodore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Moss Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Moss Point.
Newspapers Published in East Moss Point ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Moss Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Moss Point, 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 East Moss Point.
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 East Moss Point:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Harrison County
- Baldwin County
- Mobile 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> | 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. |
| <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 East Moss Point, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Moss Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |