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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 East Side (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 Side. 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.

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 Side is located in Perry County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Forrest, George, Greene, Jones, Stone & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near East Side. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Side:

  • Perry County     (The home county of East Side)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Richton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wingate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • Beaumont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaumont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • New Augusta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <1>
  • Covington County
    • Lux
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
      • Lux is located in Covington County
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Goodluck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
      • Goodluck is located in Forrest County
    • Petal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
      • Petal is located in Forrest County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <1>
    • McLaurin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
    • Hattiesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • George County
    • Bexley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bexley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
      • Bexley is located in George County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Avera
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Carson City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
      • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • McLain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Clark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Leakesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
      • Leakesville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <1>
    • State Line
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Ovett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
      • Ovett is located in Jones County
    • Antioch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
    • Ellisville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Laurel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Errata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Errata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
      • Errata is located in Jones County
    • Sandersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Lamar County
    • West Hattiesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mulberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Wayne County
    • Clara
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
      • Clara is located in Wayne County
    • Whistler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
    • Robinsons Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
    • Waynesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <1>
  • Washington County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.
    • Yellow Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
    • Fruitdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
      • Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Side, see our County-by-County Page for East Side.

Cemeteries Near East Side ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Side.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Side covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.

  • Sunset Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isaiah Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McSwain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McSwain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McSwain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (272 more) ...
    • Hinton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hinton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 East Side in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Side.

These communities are listed based on their distance from East Side, with the one closest to East Side listed first.

  • Avera
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avera. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Avera is located in Greene County
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Wayne County
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Adamsville is located in Greene County
  • Kittrell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kittrell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
    • Kittrell is located in Greene County
  • Eastabuchie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastabuchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
    • Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
  • Hattiesburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Leaf
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
  • Moselle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Jones County
  • Whistler
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whistler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
    • Whistler is located in Wayne County
  • Ellisville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Leakesville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leakesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leakesville
    • Leakesville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leakesville <1>
  • State Line
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for State Line. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Laurel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Wayne County
    • Waynesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
      • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Side. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Side.

Newspapers Published in East Side ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Side.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Side, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Side.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 East Side:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Side. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 East Side, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- East Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3549, Longitude: -88.9112       In this case, the coordinates for East Side have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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