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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 Panther Burn (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 Panther Burn. 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 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.

Panther Burn is located in Sharkey County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sharkey County: Humphreys, Issaquena, Washington & Yazoo.

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

  • Sharkey County     (The home county of Panther Burn)
  • Hinds County
    • Delta City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
      • Delta City is located in Hinds County
  • Holmes County
    • Pluto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pluto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
      • Pluto is located in Holmes County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pluto
      • From Panther Burn to Pluto
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Burn, with the one closest to Panther Burn listed first.
    • Gooden Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Louise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Isola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
    • Belzoni
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lake City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Humphreys County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lake City
      • From Panther Burn to Lake City
    • Jaketown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Issaquena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Burn, with the one closest to Panther Burn listed first.
    • Mayersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
      • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
    • Tallula
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
      • Tallula is located in Issaquena County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tallula
      • From Panther Burn to Tallula
    • Valley Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Burn, with the one closest to Panther Burn listed first.
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Sunflower County
    • Inverness
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
      • Heathman is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heathman
      • From Panther Burn to Heathman
    • Baird
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Baird is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baird
      • From Panther Burn to Baird
    • Indianola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Burn, with the one closest to Panther Burn listed first.
    • Overby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
      • Overby is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Overby
      • From Panther Burn to Overby
    • Hollandale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
      • Hollandale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <1>
    • Willet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
      • Willet is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willet
      • From Panther Burn to Willet
    • Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hampton
      • From Panther Burn to Hampton
    • Forrest City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
      • Forrest City is located in Washington County
    • Murphy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murphy
      • From Panther Burn to Murphy
    • Byrne City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
      • Byrne City is located in Washington County
    • Arcola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • James
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for James. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to James
      • From Panther Burn to James
    • Avon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wilmot
      • From Panther Burn to Wilmot
    • Leland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Yazoo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Burn, with the one closest to Panther Burn listed first.
    • Kearney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
      • Kearney is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kearney
      • From Panther Burn to Kearney
    • Crump
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crump. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
      • Crump is located in Yazoo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crump
      • From Panther Burn to Crump
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Yazoo County
    • Jonestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yazoo City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicot County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Panther Burn, with the one closest to Panther Burn listed first.
    • Eudora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Chicot County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <1>
  • East Carroll Parish (LA)
  • West Carroll Parish (LA)

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

Cemeteries Near Panther Burn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Panther Burn.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Georgia Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgia Bend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgia Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vickland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Delta City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delta City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delta City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cameta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameta Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Section 16 Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Section 16 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Section 16 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huddleston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clitonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clitonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clitonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golden Link Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Vicks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vicks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellamy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Centrana Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centrana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centrana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Harris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Gideon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gideon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gideon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Panther Burn had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Percy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
    • Percy is located in Washington County
  • Nitta Yuma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Overby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Overby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby
    • Overby is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Overby
    • From Panther Burn to Overby
  • Grace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in Issaquena County
  • Anguilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hollandale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
    • Hollandale is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollandale <1>
  • Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hampton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hampton
    • From Panther Burn to Hampton
  • Lorenzen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorenzen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzen
    • Lorenzen is located in Sharkey County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lorenzen
    • From Panther Burn to Lorenzen
  • Mont Helena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Warsaw is located in Washington County
  • Glen Allan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Allan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
    • Glen Allan is located in Washington County
  • Riverside Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Auter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Auter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
      • Auter is located in Sharkey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Auter
      • From Panther Burn to Auter
    • Murphy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murphy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Murphy
      • From Panther Burn to Murphy
    • Erwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Erwin is located in Washington County

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

Newspapers Published in Panther Burn ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Panther Burn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Panther Burn, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Panther Burn.

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 helpful 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 Panther Burn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Panther Burn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Panther Burn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Panther Burn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Panther Burn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0663, Longitude: -90.8685    









 

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