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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 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 hospitals and 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.

Harperville is located in Scott County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Jasper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin & Smith.

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:

  • Scott County     (The home county of Harperville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
    • Clifton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifton
      • From Harperville to Clifton
    • Cash
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cash
      • From Harperville to Cash
    • Forest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beach
      • From Harperville to Beach
    • Sebastopol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
    • Raworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kalem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Morton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
      • Morton is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <2>
    • Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hunter Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
      • Hunter Town is located in Scott County
    • Cooperville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jasper County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tuscola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • High Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Harperville to High Hill
    • Carthage
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Redwater
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Saint Ann
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coosa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coosa
      • From Harperville to Coosa
  • Madison County
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
    • Dowdville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Harperville to Dixon
    • Laurel Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hope
      • From Harperville to Hope
    • Neshoba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Philadelphia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tucker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Harperville to Tucker
    • House
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
    • Conehatta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lucern
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pine Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stamper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stamper
      • From Harperville to Stamper
    • Decatur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
    • Hickory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
  • Rankin County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.
    • Polkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
      • Polkville is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
    • Burns
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Burns
      • From Harperville to Burns
    • Daniel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Lebanon Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Pilgrim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hayes Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Summers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cash Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (283 more) ...
    • Fuston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Slay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harperville had a population of 138 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harperville, with the one closest to Harperville listed first.

  • Hillsboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
    • Hillsboro is located in Scott County
  • Lillian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
    • Lillian is located in Scott County
  • Piketown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piketown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketown
    • Piketown is located in Scott County
  • Damascus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Scott County
  • Walnut Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cash
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cash
    • From Harperville to Cash
  • Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hays
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
    • Hays is located in Scott County
  • Tuscola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Beach is located in Scott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beach
    • From Harperville to Beach
  • Raworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sebastopol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <2>
    • Conehatta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Standing Pine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County

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 17 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]<5>. 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 like to start 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 Harperville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harperville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Harperville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harperville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harperville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4942, Longitude: -89.4892    









 

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