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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 Pearlhaven (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 Pearlhaven. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Pearlhaven is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Pearlhaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearlhaven, with the one closest to Pearlhaven listed first.
    • Brookhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Montgomery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • New Sight
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • Cobbs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Wellman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
    • Norfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Caseyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearlhaven, with the one closest to Pearlhaven listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Thompson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Brookside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • McElveen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearlhaven, with the one closest to Pearlhaven listed first.
    • Wesson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beauregard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Martinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Bowerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Glancy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
    • Sardis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sardis is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Allen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Hazlehurst
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Crystal Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearlhaven, with the one closest to Pearlhaven listed first.
    • McCall Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Eddiceton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • Bude
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
    • Meadville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson Davis County
    • Oak Vale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearlhaven, with the one closest to Pearlhaven listed first.
    • Nola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nola is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
    • Tryus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
    • Rosella
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rosella is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
    • Monticello
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Verna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
    • Hooker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hooker is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Arm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Arm is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
    • Silver Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Grange ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Grange is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Tilton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • New Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pearlhaven, with the one closest to Pearlhaven listed first.
    • Summit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Topisaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • McComb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bear Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • Bacots
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
    • Holmesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Magnolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Simpson County
    • Shivers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shivers is located in Simpson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
  • Walthall County
    • Sartinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville

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

Cemeteries Near Pearlhaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pearlhaven.

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

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

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

  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Easthaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • New Hope Church of Christ Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hall Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhaven Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • New Hope MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Godman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill MB Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (465 more) ...
    • Burns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest Church of Christ Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dunn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Brookhaven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Wesson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wellman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Beauregard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Beauregard is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Bogue Chitto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
  • Fair River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fair River is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair River
  • Norfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
  • Browns Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Browns Wells is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Wells
  • Bowerton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
  • Martinsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Martinsville is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Caseyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kennolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
    • Ruth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruth is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Tryus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Tryus is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus

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

Newspapers Published in Pearlhaven ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pearlhaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pearlhaven, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pearlhaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pearlhaven:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pearlhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Pearlhaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.