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 Ozona (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 Ozona. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Ozona 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 Ozona. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ozona:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Ozona)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozona, with the one closest to Ozona listed first.
- Picayune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nicholson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Juniper Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozona, with the one closest to Ozona listed first.
- Necaise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Kiln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Diamondhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shoreline Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Saint Louis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Harrison County
- Pass Christian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- Twin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Stone County
- Smith Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozona, with the one closest to Ozona listed first.
- Hickory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Talisheek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearl River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Northwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Browns Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Lake Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Bon Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Huntwyck Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Slidell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- Abita Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ozona, with the one closest to Ozona listed first.
- Lees Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Varnado
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Angie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Ozona, see our County-by-County Page for Ozona.
Cemeteries Near Ozona ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ozona.
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 Ozona - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ozona covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ozona, with the one closest to Ozona listed first.
- Thigpen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gipson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spiers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pearson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McGehee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evans Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Welch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Ozona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ozona.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ozona, with the one closest to Ozona listed first.
- Chinquapin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Talisheek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Florenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Pearl River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Lees Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Kiln
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Poplarville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Slidell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- Pearlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Orvisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Waveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ozona. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ozona.
Newspapers Published in Ozona ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ozona.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ozona, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ozona.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ozona:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Marion County
- Stone County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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 Ozona, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ozona) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |