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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 Pearl River (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 Pearl River. 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.

Name Variations for Pearl River ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pearl River: Pearl Riv.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

Pearl River is located in Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.

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

  • Neshoba County     (The home county of Pearl River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • Philadelphia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laurel Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
    • Dixon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
    • Dowdville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
      • Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Neshoba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
      • Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • House
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
      • House is located in Neshoba County
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • Ethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Kosciusko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McCool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Zemuly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
  • Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Collinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
      • Collinsville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <1>
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • High Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
    • Standing Pine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <1>
    • Redwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Walnut Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tuscola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Leake County
    • Lena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Ann
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • Union
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
    • Lucern
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
      • Lucern is located in Newton County
    • Conehatta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
      • Conehatta is located in Newton County
    • Decatur
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <1>
    • Cash
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
      • Cash is located in Scott County
    • Harperville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
      • Harperville is located in Scott County
    • Clifton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Scott County
    • Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearl River, with the one closest to Pearl River listed first.
    • Plattsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Hinze
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Noxapater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <1>
    • Handle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Louisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Pearl River ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearl River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearl River, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearl River.

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 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 Pearl River:

Cemeteries Near Pearl River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearl River.

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 Pearl River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Black Jack Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Cemetery
  • McNeill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNeill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNeill Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Henrys Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrys Chapel Cemetery
  • Barrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrett Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
  • Cedarlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (330 more) ...
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Donald Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Cemetery
    • Pearl Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pearl Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pearl Valley Cemetery

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>

While we didn't find Pearl River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pearl River.

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

  • Hope
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Neshoba County
  • Laurel Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
    • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
  • Philadelphia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Edinburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Edinburg is located in Leake County
  • Dixon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
  • Alice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
  • Williston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Leake County
  • Madden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden
    • Madden is located in Leake County
  • Tucker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
  • Ocobla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocobla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
    • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
  • Plattsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
    • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
  • Marydell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Coosa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
    • Free Trade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Free Trade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Trade
      • Free Trade is located in Leake County
    • High Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearl River. 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>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.
<3>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- Pearl River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pearl River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7835, Longitude: -89.2278       In this case, the coordinates for Pearl River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pearl River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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