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 Martins Pine Hill Estates (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 Martins Pine Hill Estates. 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 Martins Pine Hill Estates ...
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 Martins Pine Hill Estates: Martins Pine Hill Ests.
- While the name of this community is Martins Pine Hill Estates, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Martins Pine Hill Estates may originally have been Martin's Pine Hill Estates.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Martins Pine Hill Estates might be written as Martin Pine Hill Estates.
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 ...
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Martins Pine Hill Estates 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 Martins Pine Hill Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates:
- Jackson County (The home county of Martins Pine Hill Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Pine Hill Estates, with the one closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates listed first.
- Latimer
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Gulf Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Saint Martin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Ocean Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Gulf Park Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Vancleave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountainebleau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Hickory Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Gautier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Coll Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- George County
- Agricola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Pine Hill Estates, with the one closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates listed first.
- Bay Saint Louis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamondhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Pine Hill Estates, with the one closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates listed first.
- D'Iberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coalville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Beauvoir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- North Gulfport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Wortham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Saucier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Martins Pine Hill Estates, with the one closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates listed first.
- McHenry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile County (AL)
- Grand Bay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Martins Pine Hill Estates.
Cemeteries Near Martins Pine Hill Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Martins Pine Hill Estates.
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 Martins Pine Hill Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Martins Pine Hill Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Martins Pine Hill Estates, with the one closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates listed first.
- New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Latimer.
- The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Fayard UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160864 <3>
- Seymour Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Camellia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dink Lamey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Krohn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swetman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- D'Iberville Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake Cemetery
- The Cedar Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Lake UMC Cemetery
- Morris - Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264197 <3>
- Moran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Cruz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Fountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Biloxi Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellande Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Martins Pine Hill Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Martins Pine Hill Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Martins Pine Hill Estates, with the one closest to Martins Pine Hill Estates listed first.
- Biloxi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ocean Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wool Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Beauvoir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Vancleave
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Buys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Handsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- Mississippi City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Three Rivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Escatawpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Long Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pascagoula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Martins Pine Hill Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Martins Pine Hill Estates.
Newspapers Published in Martins Pine Hill Estates ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Martins Pine Hill Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Martins Pine Hill Estates, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Martins Pine Hill Estates.
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 Martins Pine Hill Estates:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Stone County
- Mobile County
- 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 Martins Pine Hill Estates, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Martins Pine Hill Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |