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 Eret (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 Eret. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Eret is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Choctaw (AL), Washington (AL), Clarke, Greene, Jasper, Jones & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Eret. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eret:
- Wayne County (The home county of Eret)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- Chicora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Whistler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Matherville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Clarke County
- Shubuta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Carson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Bothwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Leakesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hillman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brown Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Perry County
- Richton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- Aquilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Cullomburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Isney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Silas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolinger
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Emory
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Bladon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Souwilpa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Gilbertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clarke County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Salitpa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Mobile County (AL)
- Citronelle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- Yellow Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Copeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Fruitdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Chatom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <1>
- Escatawpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Vinegar Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Hobson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hobson is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eret, see our County-by-County Page for Eret.
Cemeteries Near Eret ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eret.
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 Eret - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eret covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- State Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Yellowpine Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kittrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (242 more) ...
- Slay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Eret in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eret.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eret, with the one closest to Eret listed first.
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Kittrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Yellow Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Denham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Winchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Escatawpa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Millry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Vinegar Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Koenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Koenton is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koenton
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aquilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Tokio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tokio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eret. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eret.
Newspapers Published in Eret ...
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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eret.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eret, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eret.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Eret:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Greene County
- Perry County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Mobile County
- Washington 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 Eret, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eret) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |