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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 Murdocks 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 Murdocks 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 Murdocks 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 Murdocks Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Murdocks Ferry may originally have been Murdock's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Murdocks Ferry might be written as Murdock 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Murdocks Ferry is located in Leflore 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 Leflore County: Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Sunflower & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Murdocks Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murdocks Ferry:
- Leflore County (The home county of Murdocks Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Roebuck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Sidon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Fort Loring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Itta Bena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Morgan City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Shellmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Money
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Schlater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- McNutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Teoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Coila
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Avalon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Vaiden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Cruger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Keirn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Ituma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Acona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Tchula
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Jones Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Mileston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Good Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Jaketown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Belzoni
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Isola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Silver City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Montgomery County
- Winona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Moorhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Sunflower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Baird
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Inverness
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
- Doddsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Roundaway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Faisonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Indianola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ruleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heathman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Halstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Glendora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murdocks Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Murdocks Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Murdocks Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murdocks 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 Murdocks Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murdocks Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Ingleside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Travel Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jeremiah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McIntyre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- O Dell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Walls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Zion MB Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Greenwood.
- The Little Zion MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60502 <4>
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Murdocks Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murdocks Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murdocks Ferry, with the one closest to Murdocks Ferry listed first.
- Roebuck
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Rising Sun
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Sidon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Fort Loring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Runnymede
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Runnymede is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Sheppardtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppardtown is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppardtown
- Itta Bena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cruger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Shellmound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Keirn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Malmaison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Malmaison is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmaison
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Teoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Rixwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rixwood is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixwood
- McNutt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murdocks Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murdocks Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Murdocks 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Murdocks Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murdocks Ferry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murdocks 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 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 Murdocks Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Leflore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murdocks Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Murdocks Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |