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 Holders 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 Holders 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Holders Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Holders Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holders Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Holders Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holders Ferry, with the one closest to Holders Ferry listed first.
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Americus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Vancleave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coll Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Big Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Hickory Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Gautier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holders Ferry, with the one closest to Holders Ferry listed first.
- Agricola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lucedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holders Ferry, with the one closest to Holders Ferry listed first.
- D'Iberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Beauvoir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Howison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Saucier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wortham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- North Gulfport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Lyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Stone County
- McHenry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holders Ferry, with the one closest to Holders Ferry listed first.
- Grand Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Irvington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Semmes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou La Batre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Theodore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Coden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holders Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Holders Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Holders Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holders 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 Holders Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holders Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holders Ferry, with the one closest to Holders Ferry listed first.
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caswell Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ladner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steede Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Holders Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Holders Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holders Ferry, with the one closest to Holders Ferry listed first.
- Three Rivers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Vancleave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Escatawpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pascagoula
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Grand Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Biloxi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fernland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Beauvoir
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Saint Elmo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holders Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holders Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Holders 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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holders Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holders Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holders 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 Holders Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Harrison County
- Stone County
- Mobile 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> | 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 Holders Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Holders Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |