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 Kings 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 Kings 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.
Name Variations for Kings Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Kings Ferry: Kings Fry. (or less commonly used: Kings Frry.)
- While the name of this community is Kings Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kings Ferry may originally have been King's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kings Ferry might be written as King Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kings Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kings Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Kings Ferry is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Madison (LA), Tensas (LA), Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Kings Ferry. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kings Ferry:
- Warren County (The home county of Kings Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Vicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Haynes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Russellville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Rocky Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Ingleside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Grand Gulf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Carlisle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Saint Elmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Port Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Carpenter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Newman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Edwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Learned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Utica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Oakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Chotard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Tallula
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Smedes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Kearney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Satartia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Sondheimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Thomastown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Ashly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Omega
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Tallulah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quebec
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tendal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Yucatan Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- Newellton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kings Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Kings Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Kings Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kings 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 Kings Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kings Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Vicksburg National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crocket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anshe Chesed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedars Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kiger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Albin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (117 more) ...
- Mt. Cella Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hodges Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<4>
While we didn't find Kings Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kings Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kings Ferry, with the one closest to Kings Ferry listed first.
- Vicksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Blakely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blakely is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
- Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Stout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Thomastown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Redwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villanova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Newmans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Katzenmeyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Katzenmeyer is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katzenmeyer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bovina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bovina is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
- Haynes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kings Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kings Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Kings 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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kings Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kings Ferry, 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 Kings 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 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 Kings Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Yazoo County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- Tensas Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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 Kings Ferry, 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- Kings Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |