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 Farrell (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 Farrell. 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.
Farrell is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Farrell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farrell:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Farrell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Hopson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Sunflower Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Eagles Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Coahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Africa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Claremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Dublin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Alligator
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Round Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Hushpuckena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Deeson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Shelby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winstonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Perthshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Mound Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Merigold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waxhaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Lambert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Vance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Falcon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Sledge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Rome
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Tutwiler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Tunica County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peyton is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
- Austin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austin is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Evansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Saint Charles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Phillips Bayou
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- LaGrange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Elaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Mellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Lambrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Helena - West Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
- West Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crumrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farrell, see our County-by-County Page for Farrell.
Cemeteries Near Farrell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farrell.
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 Farrell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farrell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Humber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sycamore Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Dickerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Aaron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aaron Cemetery
- The Mt. Aaron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Aaron Church Cemetery
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Moten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Farrell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Farrell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farrell, with the one closest to Farrell listed first.
- Stovall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Sherard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Dickerson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Friars Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Green Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Lyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Westover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Bobo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Sunflower Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagles Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Coahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farrell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farrell.
Newspapers Published in Farrell ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farrell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farrell, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farrell.
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 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 Farrell:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tunica County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Phillips 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> | 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 Farrell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Farrell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |