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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 McFaddens 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 McFaddens 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 McFaddens 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.

While the name of this community is McFaddens Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So McFaddens Ferry may originally have been McFadden's Ferry.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case McFaddens Ferry might be written as McFadden 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 ...

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

McFaddens Ferry is located in Leake 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 Leake County: Attala, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Scott & Winston.

Below are the counties that are near McFaddens Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McFaddens Ferry:

  • Leake County     (The home county of McFaddens Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Carthage
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Redwater
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Tuscola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
    • Standing Pine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
    • Saint Ann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
    • Coosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Lena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • High Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Zemuly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Newport is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Kosciusko
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sallis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Hesterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Possumneck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Goodman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Durant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sharon is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sharpsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Cobbville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cobbville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
    • Davis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Davis is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Madisonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madisonville is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
    • Maris Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Maris Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
    • Mill Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mill Town is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Canton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Laurel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Dowdville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
    • Hope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Dixon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Pearl River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Neshoba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
    • Philadelphia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tucker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Ocobla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Lucern
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
    • Conehatta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
    • Union
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stamper ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Stamper is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
  • Rankin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Sand Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
    • Goshen Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Cash
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
    • Ludlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ludlow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Harperville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
    • Sebastopol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Beach is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
    • Clifton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Raworth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Raworth is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
    • Kalem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kalem is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
    • Morton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.
    • Vowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
    • Plattsburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Hinze
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Yazoo County
    • Vaughan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McFaddens Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for McFaddens Ferry.

Cemeteries Near McFaddens Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McFaddens 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 McFaddens Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for McFaddens Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Freeny Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leake Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunrise Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (330 more) ...
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reformation Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 McFaddens Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McFaddens Ferry.

These communities are listed based on their distance from McFaddens Ferry, with the one closest to McFaddens Ferry listed first.

  • Carthage
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Freeny
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeny is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeny
  • Tuscola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
  • Standing Pine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
  • Free Trade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Free Trade is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
  • Good Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Williston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Williston is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Saint Ann
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Conway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Conway is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Ofahoma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ofahoma is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofahoma
  • Lena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
    • Renfroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Renfroe is located in Leake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
    • Cash
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cash is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McFaddens Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around McFaddens Ferry.

Newspapers Published in McFaddens 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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around McFaddens Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McFaddens Ferry, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McFaddens Ferry.

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 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 McFaddens Ferry:

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>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 McFaddens Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McFaddens Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.