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 Old Avera (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 Old Avera. 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 ...
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 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 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.
Old Avera is located in Greene 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 Greene County: Mobile (AL), Washington (AL), George, Perry & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Old Avera. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Avera:
- Greene County (The home county of Old Avera)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Clark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Carson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Bothwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Leakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brown Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McLain
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Bexley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- Ovett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Richton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beaumont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Wingate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- New Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Chicora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Clara
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Mulberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whistler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Aquilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Isney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Cullomburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Mobile County (AL)
- Citronelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Yellow Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Fruitdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Escatawpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Deer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Tibbie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Chatom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <1>
- Barlow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Seaboard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Healing Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Avera, see our County-by-County Page for Old Avera.
Cemeteries Near Old Avera ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Avera.
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 Old Avera - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Avera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Avera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Odom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kittrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Platt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- State Line Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Old Avera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Avera.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Avera, with the one closest to Old Avera listed first.
- Adamsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adamsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Kittrell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Yellow Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Avera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Escatawpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Leakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Deer Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Denham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Denham is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Millry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Avera. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Avera.
Newspapers Published in Old Avera ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Avera.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Avera, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Avera.
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 Old Avera:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Jones County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Mobile County
- Washington County
- 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 Old Avera, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Old Avera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |