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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harperville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harperville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harperville, 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 Harperville (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 Harperville. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Harperville is historic, it would have been located within present day Copiah 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 Copiah County: Claiborne, Hinds, Lawrence, Lincoln, Rankin & Simpson.
Below are the counties that are near Harperville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harperville:
- Copiah County (The home county of Harperville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Hazlehurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Myles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Glancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Bowerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Allen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Beauregard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Wesson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Carlisle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Saint Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Willows
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Ingleside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Port Gibson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Thompsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Learned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Cayuga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Byram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Lawrence County
- Tryus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- New Sight
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Caseyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Montgomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Alonzo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- King
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Flowood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County
- Braxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Newmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Stout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harperville, see our County-by-County Page for Harperville.
Cemeteries Near Harperville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harperville.
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 Harperville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harperville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Terrell Skipworth Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Harperville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harperville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
- Thompsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Chapel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Dry Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gallman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gallman is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Learned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Terry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carpenter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Gallatin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gallatin is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harperville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harperville.
Newspapers Published in Harperville ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harperville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harperville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harperville.
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 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 Harperville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Copiah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- 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 Harperville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harperville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |