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 Harrisville (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 Harrisville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Harrisville is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Copiah, Covington, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Harrisville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisville:
- Simpson County (The home county of Harrisville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Magee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jaynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Coats
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Crystal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hazlehurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Beauregard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Glancy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Wesson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Covington County
- Mount Olive
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Terry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byram
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- North Town Plaza
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Raymond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Jefferson Davis County
- Prentiss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- New Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Tryus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Hooker
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Rosella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Silver Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Montgomery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Alonzo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Puckett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Pearl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scott County
- Cooperville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Daniel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Polkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisville, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisville.
Cemeteries Near Harrisville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisville.
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 Harrisville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Harrisville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Braxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harrisville had a population of 68 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockport is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Shivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Monterey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Everett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Terry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisville.
Newspapers Published in Harrisville ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisville.
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 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 Harrisville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Smith 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 Harrisville, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |