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 Eastview (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 Eastview. 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 Eastview ...
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.
Another variation: East View.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Eastview. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eastview.
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.
Eastview is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Eastview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastview:
- Jones County (The home county of Eastview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Service
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Ellisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Ovett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Barnett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Shubuta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Pachuta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- De Soto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Gin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Hot Coffee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Sanford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Lux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Seminary
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Goodluck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hattiesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Stringer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Kelona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Vossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Acme ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Bay Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Turnerville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Lamar County
- West Hattiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Perry County
- Richton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Taylorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Sylvarena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Mize
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Whistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Clara
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastview, see our County-by-County Page for Eastview.
Cemeteries Near Eastview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastview.
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 Eastview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nora Davis Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Windham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erratta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Currie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Eastview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastview, with the one closest to Eastview listed first.
- Laurel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Errata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Sandersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Ellisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Soso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Eucutta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Heidelberg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gitano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Whistler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Moselle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Vossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Acme ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Eastabuchie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastview.
Newspapers Published in Eastview ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastview, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastview.
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 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 Eastview:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Jasper County
- Lamar County
- Perry County
- Smith County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eastview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Eastview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |