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 Goodmans 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 Goodmans 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Goodmans Ferry is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Benton, DeSoto, Lafayette, Tate, Union, Fayette (TN) & Shelby (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Goodmans Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Goodmans Ferry:
- Marshall County (The home county of Goodmans Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Cornersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Potts Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laws Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Holly Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Marianna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Atway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Red Banks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Slayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Sarepta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Altus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Lafayette Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Alesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Harmontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Taylor
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Jug Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Corrona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Thaxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Turnpike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Ecru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Cherry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Nixon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pontotoc
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Algoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Tyro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Blue Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Gravestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Clarysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Falkner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Darden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Glenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ingomar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Mound City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Molino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Blue Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ellistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Yalobusha County
- Water Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Goodmans Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Goodmans Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Goodmans Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodmans 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 Goodmans Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Goodmans Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southwest of Myrtle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60600 <3>
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Morrison Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amaziah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Goodmans Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodmans Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Goodmans Ferry, with the one closest to Goodmans Ferry listed first.
- Cornersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Etta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Etta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Gallway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gallway is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallway
- Darden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Potts Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poolville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poolville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poolville
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esperanza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Esperanza is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Lafayette Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Goodmans Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodmans Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Goodmans 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodmans Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodmans Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodmans Ferry.
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 either 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 Goodmans Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Calhoun County
- Lafayette County
- Lee County
- Pontotoc County
- Tate County
- Tippah County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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> | 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- Goodmans Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Goodmans Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |