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 Heard 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 Heard 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Heard Ferry is located in Sunflower 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 Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Heard Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heard Ferry:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Heard Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Indianola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Heathman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Inverness
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Faisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Sunflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Roundaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Doddsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Choctaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Boyle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Longshot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Cleveland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grapeland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Renova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Lamont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Benoit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Victor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Lake Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Cruger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Keirn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Good Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Gwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Pluto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Tchula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Mileston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Isola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Jaketown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gooden Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Silver City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Morgan City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Itta Bena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McNutt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Fort Loring
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Schlater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Roebuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Shellmound
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Greenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Minter City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Money
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Auter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Panther Burn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Burn
- Nitta Yuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Dunleith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Helm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wilmot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Stoneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Murphy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Hollandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalfe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Willet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heard Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Heard Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Heard Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heard 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 Heard Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heard Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Indianola Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southeast of Indianola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527113 <3>
- Little Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Indianola City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Heard Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heard Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heard Ferry, with the one closest to Heard Ferry listed first.
- Indianola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baird
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Heathman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Faisonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Holly Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Moorhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Helm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Choctaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Shaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Leland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burdette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burdette is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stoneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- O'Reilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heard Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heard Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Heard 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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heard Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heard Ferry, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heard Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Heard Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Leflore County
- Sharkey County
- Washington 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heard 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 Heard Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |