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 Fields Ferry (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 Fields Ferry. 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 Fields Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Fields Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fields Ferry may originally have been Field's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fields Ferry might be written as Field Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Fields Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fields Ferry.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Fields Ferry is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Lamar (AL), Chickasaw, Clay, Itawamba, Lee & Lowndes.
Below are the counties that are near Fields Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fields Ferry:
- Monroe County (The home county of Fields Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Acker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Hatley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Ales ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Greenwood Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Van Vleet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Houlka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Thelma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Anchor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Una
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Griffith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Mhoons Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Carolina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Abney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Greenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Ballardsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Mantachie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Eastman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Plantersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mooreville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Tupelo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Indian Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Saltillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Kolola Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pontotoc County
- Goodford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Detroit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fields Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Fields Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Fields Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fields Ferry.
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 Fields Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fields Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haughton Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bransford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Fields Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fields Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fields Ferry, with the one closest to Fields Ferry listed first.
- Amory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bigbee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Central Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Acker ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Greenbrier ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Nettleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Aberdeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quincy is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Okolona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beeks ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beeks is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Sykes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sykes is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fields Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fields Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Fields Ferry ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fields Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fields Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fields Ferry.
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 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 Fields Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- Lowndes County
- Pontotoc County
- Lamar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Fields Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fields Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |