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 Harleston (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 Harleston. 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 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.
Harleston is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Harleston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harleston:
- Jackson County (The home county of Harleston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleston, with the one closest to Harleston listed first.
- Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Wade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Big Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Coll Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Vancleave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Hickory Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Moss Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleston, with the one closest to Harleston listed first.
- Agricola
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lucedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleston, with the one closest to Harleston listed first.
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hillman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Leakesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harrison County
- D'Iberville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harleston, with the one closest to Harleston listed first.
- Wilmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Semmes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Saint Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Eight Mile
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Chunchula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Irvington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Theodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harleston, see our County-by-County Page for Harleston.
Cemeteries Near Harleston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harleston.
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 Harleston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harleston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harleston, with the one closest to Harleston listed first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Movella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Movella Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tanners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Finch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agricola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steede Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joyner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Howell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barton 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.<2>
While we didn't find Harleston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harleston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harleston, with the one closest to Harleston listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Three Rivers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Vancleave
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Grand Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fernland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Orange Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Saint Elmo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Kushla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Chunchula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Theodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harleston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harleston.
Newspapers Published in Harleston ...
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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harleston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harleston, 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 Harleston.
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 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 Harleston:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Mobile 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 Harleston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Harleston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |