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 Pecan Grove (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 Pecan Grove. 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 Pecan Grove ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pecan Grove: Pecan Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pecan Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pecan Grove.
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 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 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.
Pecan Grove is located in Jones 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 Jones County: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Smith & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Pecan Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pecan Grove:
- Jones County (The home county of Pecan Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Ellisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ovett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Service
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Errata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Soso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Amy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Clarke County
- Barnett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Lux
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Hot Coffee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Seminary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Forrest County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Goodluck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Petal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McLaurin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McLaurin is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
- Greene County
- Bothwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Moss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Stringer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Acme ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Lake Como
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Vossburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Kelona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Bay Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- West Hattiesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Sumrall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Richton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Augusta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wingate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Taylorsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mize
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Whistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Clara
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pecan Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pecan Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pecan Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pecan Grove.
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 Pecan Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pecan Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Currie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tularosa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Pecan Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pecan Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pecan Grove, with the one closest to Pecan Grove listed first.
- Ellisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Errata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Soso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Eastabuchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastabuchie is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastabuchie
- Amy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Sandersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Gitano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gitano is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gitano
- Hattiesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Moscos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moscos is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscos
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eucutta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eucutta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucutta
- Heidelberg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pecan Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pecan Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pecan Grove ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pecan Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pecan Grove, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pecan Grove.
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 Pecan Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jones County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Greene County
- Jasper County
- Lamar County
- Perry County
- Smith County
- Wayne County
- 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 Pecan Grove, 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- Pecan Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |