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 Leetown (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 Leetown. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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/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 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.
Leetown is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Saint Tammany (LA), Harrison & Pearl River.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Leetown. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leetown:
- Hancock County (The home county of Leetown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Necaise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Kiln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamondhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Shoreline Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Bay Saint Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Pearlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Wortham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Howison
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Lyman
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Saucier
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pass Christian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Gulfport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Gulfport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Pearl River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Picayune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nicholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Juniper Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Smith Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- McHenry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Hickory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Talisheek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Bush
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bon Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Browns Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Slidell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- Huntwyck Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Lees Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Varnado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Leetown, see our County-by-County Page for Leetown.
Cemeteries Near Leetown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leetown.
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 Leetown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leetown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gipson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Anner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Necaise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Necaise Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Necaise.
- Spiers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Steep Hollow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thigpen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shaw Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Turtleskin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Coco Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Leetown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leetown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Leetown, with the one closest to Leetown listed first.
- Kiln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Delisle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Poplarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Waveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Saint Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Florenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Talisheek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pearlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Henderson Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Pass Christian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sun
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Leetown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Leetown.
Newspapers Published in Leetown ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leetown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leetown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leetown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Leetown:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harrison County
- Pearl River County
- Stone County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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 Leetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leetown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |