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 Gassaway 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 Gassaway 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.
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.
Gassaway Ferry is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Gassaway Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gassaway Ferry:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Gassaway Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Jonestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jonestown is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Yazoo City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yazoo City is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pearce is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Crump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crump is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Oil City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oil City is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Anding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anding is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Satartia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Satartia is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Nod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Evans is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Bentonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Delta City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Bee Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Good Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Tolarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Mileston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Gwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Jones Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Tchula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Pickens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Belzoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jaketown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Booth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Booth is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Valley Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Kearney Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Flora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Sharpsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mannsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Cobbville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Auter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Nitta Yuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Riverside Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lorenzen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
- Panther Burn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Cary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Blanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Warren County
- Russellville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Murphy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Overby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Overby is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gassaway Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Gassaway Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Gassaway Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gassaway 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 Gassaway Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gassaway Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Mayday Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- John Roberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Short Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cessna Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smith's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balup Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Goshen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Gassaway Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gassaway Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gassaway Ferry, with the one closest to Gassaway Ferry listed first.
- Yazoo City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yazoo City is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pearce is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hilton is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Crump
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crump is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Belle Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eden is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Free Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Free Run is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Enola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pluto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Anding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Anding is also located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Bee Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gassaway Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gassaway Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Gassaway 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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gassaway Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gassaway Ferry, 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 Gassaway Ferry.
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 Gassaway Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Warren 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 Gassaway Ferry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gassaway Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |