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 Eutaw 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 Eutaw 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 Eutaw 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 Eutaw Landing: Eutaw Lndg. (or less commonly used: Eutaw 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Eutaw Landing is located in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Eutaw Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eutaw Landing:
- Bolivar County (The home county of Eutaw Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Eutaw
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Mound Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Lake Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Benoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Dahomy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Grapeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Christmas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Beulah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Longshot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Heathman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Halstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Metcalfe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Napanee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Helm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Stoneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Ashley County (AR)
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Dermott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Arkansas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Rohwer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- McArthur is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- McGehee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Reed
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Pea Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pickens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pickens is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Dumas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drew County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Tillar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tillar is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lincoln County (AR)
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eutaw Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Eutaw Landing.
Cemeteries Near Eutaw Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eutaw 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 Eutaw Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eutaw Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Eutaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Speckter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bogue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parthenia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burrus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McArthur Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Warrington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Eutaw Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eutaw Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eutaw Landing, with the one closest to Eutaw Landing listed first.
- Eutaw
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Arkansas City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Mound Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Scott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Bolivar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Lamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Benoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dahomy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Halley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halley is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Lobdell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Christmas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McGehee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mound City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 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 Eutaw Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eutaw Landing.
Newspapers Published in Eutaw 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eutaw Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eutaw Landing, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eutaw 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 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 Eutaw Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Bolivar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Ashley County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Lincoln 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 Eutaw Landing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eutaw Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |