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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 Orvisburg (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 Orvisburg. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Orvisburg is located in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.

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

  • Pearl River County     (The home county of Orvisburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Hillsdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Poplarville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Juniper Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Picayune
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Carnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Brooklyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • McLaurin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • Hancock County
    • Necaise
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Howison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Saucier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wells Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Purvis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hattiesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Twin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Twin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Pinebur
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
    • Columbia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Smith Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Wiggins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McHenry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Sun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
    • Bush
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Orvisburg, with the one closest to Orvisburg listed first.
    • Angie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <1>
    • Varnado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <1>
    • Bogalusa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>
    • Lees Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine

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

Cemeteries Near Orvisburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Orvisburg.

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 Orvisburg - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Orvisburg Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Felix Ladner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rouse Field Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Byrd Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lumpkin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Beall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lumberton City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Myrick Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (309 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Samuel Slade Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Orvisburg had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hillsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Poplarville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Cottage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Chinquapin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Lees Creek
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Pickwick
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Sun
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
  • Columbia
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Orvisburg ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Orvisburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Orvisburg, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Orvisburg.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Orvisburg:

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 Orvisburg, 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- Orvisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.