Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Heartease. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Heartease to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Heartease, please Contact Us.

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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 Heartease (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 Heartease. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Heartease is historic, it would have been located within present day Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Heartease. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heartease:

• Harrison County     (The home county of Heartease)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Heartease, with the one closest to Heartease listed first.
  • Beauvoir
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
  • Biloxi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • D'Iberville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <2>
  • Coalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Mississippi City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • Gulfport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
  • North Gulfport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Lyman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Harrison County
  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
  • Wortham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Harrison County
• Hancock County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Heartease, with the one closest to Heartease listed first.
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
    • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <2>
  • Diamondhead
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <2>
  • Waveland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waveland
    • Waveland is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waveland <2>
  • Shoreline Park
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
    • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
  • Kiln
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
    • Kiln is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <2>
  • Lakeshore
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
    • Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
• Jackson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Heartease, with the one closest to Heartease listed first.
  • Saint Martin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
  • Gulf Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Ocean Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
  • Latimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
  • Gulf Park Estates
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
  • Fountainebleau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
    • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
  • Gautier
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
    • Gautier is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <2>
  • Hickory Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Martin Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Vancleave
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
    • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <2>
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
• Stone County
  • McHenry
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heartease, see our County-by-County Page for Heartease.

Cemeteries Near Heartease ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heartease.

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 Heartease covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heartease, with the one closest to Heartease listed first.

• Southern Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southern Memorial Park
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Mississippi City and Biloxi.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<6> to the west of Biloxi.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62912 <7>
• Biloxi National Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biloxi National Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109390 <7>
• Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery
  • The Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Confederate Veterans Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641001 <7>
• Biloxi City Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biloxi City Cemetery
  • The Biloxi City Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Biloxi Cemetery
  • Old Biloxi Cemetery
  • Old French Cemetery
• Biloxi Jewish Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biloxi Jewish Cemetery
• Quave Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quave Cemetery
• Moran Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
• Santa Cruz Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Cruz Cemetery
• Blackwell Family Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Family Cemetery
• Oaklawn Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
• Fountain Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
• D'Iberville Memorial Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the D'Iberville Memorial Park
• Continue List   (148 more) ...
  • Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
    • The Cedar Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Lake UMC Cemetery
    • Morris - Williams Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264197 <7>
  • Henry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>

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 Heartease in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heartease.

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

• Beauvoir
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
• Biloxi
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
• De Buys
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Buys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
  • De Buys is located in Harrison County
• Handsboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
• Wool Market
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
• Mississippi City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
• Ocean Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
• Gulfport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
• Long Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
• Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
• Pass Christian
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pass Christian
  • Pass Christian is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pass Christian <2>
• Vancleave
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
  • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <2>
• Continue List   (12 more) ...
  • Airey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
  • Delisle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
    • Delisle is located in Harrison County
  • Henderson Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
    • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heartease. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heartease.

Newspapers Published in Heartease ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heartease.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heartease, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heartease.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Heartease:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Harrison County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stone County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Harrison County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Harrison County

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

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