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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fordsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fordsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fordsville, please Contact Us.
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 Fordsville (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 Fordsville. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Fordsville is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Washington (LA), Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River & Walthall.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Fordsville. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fordsville:
- Marion County (The home county of Fordsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Twin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pinebur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kokomo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Expose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Forrest County
- Carnes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Melba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Oak Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Bassfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Wells Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Purvis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sumrall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hattiesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Lawrence County
- Tilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Pearl River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Poplarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Tylertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sartinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Angie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
- Varnado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Bogalusa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Franklinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fordsville, see our County-by-County Page for Fordsville.
Cemeteries Near Fordsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fordsville.
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 Fordsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fordsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spring Cottage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- T E Stogner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Wesley Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Live Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.
While we didn't find Fordsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fordsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fordsville, with the one closest to Fordsville listed first.
- Spring Cottage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Pickwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orvisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Poplarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Lees Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Chinquapin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Franklinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Oak Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Tilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Sun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fordsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fordsville.
Newspapers Published in Fordsville ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fordsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fordsville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fordsville.
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 Fordsville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Pearl River County
- Walthall County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Fordsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Fordsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |