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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Pearce. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Pearce to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pearce, please Contact Us.
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 Pearce (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 Pearce. 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 doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Pearce is historic, it would have been located within present day Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Pearce. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pearce:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Pearce)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Yazoo City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
- Jonestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Evans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Nod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Fordyke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Anding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bentonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Satartia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Satartia is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Hinds County
- Delta City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Bee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Coxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Pluto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Tolarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Mileston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Jones Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Gwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Tchula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Silver City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Belzoni
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gooden Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Kearney Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Sharpsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Flora
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Davis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Mill Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Adelle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Mannsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twelve Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Auter
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Anguilla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mont Helena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Helena
- Nitta Yuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nitta Yuma is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitta Yuma
- Riverside Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside Junction is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Junction
- Rolling Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warren County
- Russellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Murphy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Willet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pearce, see our County-by-County Page for Pearce.
Cemeteries Near Pearce ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearce.
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 Pearce - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pearce covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smith's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pickett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Mayday Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- John Roberson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.
Pearce itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pearce, with the one closest to Pearce listed first.
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Yazoo City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <2>
- Free Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Dover ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Belle Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Evans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Zeiglerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Coxburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
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- Bee Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pearce. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pearce.
Newspapers Published in Pearce ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearce.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearce, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearce.
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 Pearce:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Pearce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pearce) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |