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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 Hermanville (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 Hermanville. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hermanville is located in Claiborne 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 Claiborne County: Tensas (LA), Copiah, Hinds, Jefferson & Warren.

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

  • Claiborne County     (The home county of Hermanville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Saint Elmo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
    • Carlisle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
    • Willows
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
      • Willows is located in Claiborne County
    • Port Gibson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
      • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Grand Gulf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Westside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
      • Westside is located in Claiborne County
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Myles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
      • Myles is located in Copiah County
    • Carpenter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
    • Allen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Bowerton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bowerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Glancy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
    • Hazlehurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Crystal Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • Hamburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
  • Hinds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Cayuga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Hinds County
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
      • Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
    • Newman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
      • Newman is located in Hinds County
    • Adams
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Hinds County
    • Thompsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
    • Learned
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
      • Learned is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <2>
    • Oakley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Oakley is located in Hinds County
    • Edwards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Palestine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hinds County
    • Midway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Hinds County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Red Lick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
    • Harriston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
    • Rodney
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
  • Lincoln County
    • Caseyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Stout
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
      • Stout is located in Warren County
    • Vicksburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <2>
    • Newmans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newmans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
      • Newmans is located in Warren County
  • Madison Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Delta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
    • Mound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Coleman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coleman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
    • Thomastown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
      • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Tensas Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hermanville, with the one closest to Hermanville listed first.
    • Yucatan Landing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
      • Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
    • Saint Joseph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Newellton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
      • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Hermanville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hermanville.

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

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

  • Shelby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • French Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turnipseed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turnipseed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turnipseed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patona Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patona Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Howard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson 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 Hermanville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Saint Elmo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
  • Carlisle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
    • Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
  • Humphreys
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphreys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
    • Humphreys is located in Claiborne County
  • Gordon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne County
  • Myles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
    • Myles is located in Copiah County
  • Port Gibson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
  • Ingleside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
  • Oaklawn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaklawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
    • Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County
  • Carpenter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
    • Carpenter is located in Copiah County
  • Russum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russum
    • Russum is located in Claiborne County
  • McBride
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • McBride is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Reganton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reganton
      • Reganton is located in Claiborne County
    • Grand Gulf
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
      • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
    • Red Lick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County

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

Newspapers Published in Hermanville ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hermanville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hermanville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hermanville.

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 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 Hermanville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hermanville. 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 Hermanville, 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' (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- Hermanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hermanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9593, Longitude: -90.8401       In this case, the coordinates for Hermanville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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