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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 North Biloxi (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 North Biloxi. 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 North Biloxi ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Biloxi: N. Biloxi

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

North Biloxi is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.

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

  • Harrison County     (The home county of North Biloxi)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Biloxi, with the one closest to North Biloxi listed first.
    • D'Iberville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coalville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Wool Market
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • Beauvoir
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Biloxi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <1>
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Mississippi City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • North Gulfport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • Gulfport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Wortham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Long Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saucier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Biloxi, with the one closest to North Biloxi listed first.
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Diamondhead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Waveland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kiln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Shoreline Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
    • Necaise
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Biloxi, with the one closest to North Biloxi listed first.
    • Saint Martin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Gulf Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Latimer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Ocean Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fountainebleau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
    • Gautier
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Vancleave
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Martin Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
  • Stone County
    • McHenry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry

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

Cemeteries Near North Biloxi ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Biloxi.

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 North Biloxi - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Blackwell Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Biloxi National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery
    • The Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Confederate Veterans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641001 <2>
  • Southern Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Biloxi City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi City Cemetery
    • The Biloxi City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Biloxi Cemetery
    • Old Biloxi Cemetery
    • Old French Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Quave Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Santa Cruz Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (169 more) ...

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

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

  • Beauvoir
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Wool Market
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • De Buys
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • De Buys is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
  • Biloxi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <1>
  • Handsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Mississippi City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • Gulfport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Airey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Vancleave
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Delisle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Delisle is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
    • Pass Christian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point

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

Newspapers Published in North Biloxi ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Biloxi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Biloxi, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Biloxi.

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 North Biloxi:

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>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.
<3>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mississippi City and Biloxi. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Biloxi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 North Biloxi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.