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 Ellwood Landing (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 Ellwood Landing. 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 Ellwood Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ellwood Landing: Ellwood Lndg. (or less commonly used: Ellwood Lndng.)
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Ellwood Landing is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Ellwood Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ellwood Landing:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Ellwood Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Satartia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Anding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Bentonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yazoo City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Crump
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Nod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Dover ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Brownsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Delta City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Edwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Holmes County
- Pluto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Valley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Chotard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Booth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mayersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Tallula
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Adelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Kearney Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Flora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Smedes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Cary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Issaquena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Rolling Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Mont Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Anguilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Richey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Auter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Nitta Yuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Haynes Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Redwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Vicksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Murphy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Transylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sondheimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ellwood Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Ellwood Landing.
Cemeteries Near Ellwood Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellwood Landing.
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 Ellwood Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ellwood Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kettleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tanglewood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hart Childress Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamberlin Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberlin Family Cemetery
- The Hamberlin Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hamberlin Cemetery
- Hamblin Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLeod Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Eva Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (111 more) ...
- Marley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hilderbrand Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Ellwood Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ellwood Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ellwood Landing, with the one closest to Ellwood Landing listed first.
- Kearney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Enola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Enola is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Satartia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Valley Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Phoenix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Smedes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Haynes Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Onward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Katzenmeyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Katzenmeyer is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katzenmeyer
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Cary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ellwood Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellwood Landing.
Newspapers Published in Ellwood Landing ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellwood Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellwood Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellwood Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ellwood Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- 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> | 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 Ellwood Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Ellwood Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |