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 Hesters 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 Hesters 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.
Hesters Ferry is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Hesters Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hesters Ferry:
- Harrison County (The home county of Hesters Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Coalville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- North Gulfport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Lyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Wortham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Mississippi City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Beauvoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- D'Iberville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gulfport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Diamondhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bay Saint Louis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiln
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Necaise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Shoreline Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Latimer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Saint Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Ocean Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gulf Park Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Fountainebleau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Vancleave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gautier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- McHenry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Smith Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hesters Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Hesters Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Hesters Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hesters 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 Hesters Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hesters Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- First Free Church of God Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Free Church of God Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stiglets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Coalville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Woolmarket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dobson - Holliman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson - Holliman Cemetery
- The Dobson - Holliman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holliman Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- The Walden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Delancey Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Handsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Hesters Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hesters Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hesters Ferry, with the one closest to Hesters Ferry listed first.
- Wool Market
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Handsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- De Buys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Mississippi City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Beauvoir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Gulfport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Delisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Ocean Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pass Christian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Henderson Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Vancleave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hesters Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hesters Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Hesters 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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hesters Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hesters Ferry, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hesters Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hesters Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Jackson County
- Stone 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 Hesters Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hesters Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |