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 Peelers (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 Peelers. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Peelers is located in Warren 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 Warren County: Madison (LA), Tensas (LA), Claiborne, Hinds, Issaquena & Yazoo.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Peelers. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Peelers:
- Warren County (The home county of Peelers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Haynes Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haynes Bluff is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Bluff
- Stout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Villanova
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Villanova is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
- Newmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Russellville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Russellville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Claiborne County
- Rocky Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Newman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Edwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Issaquena County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Chotard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Valley Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Park is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
- Tallula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tallula is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallula
- Mayersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Smedes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smedes is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedes
- Onward
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Onward is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Blanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Issaquena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Issaquena is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Issaquena
- Cary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Rolling Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yazoo County
- Kearney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- East Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Sondheimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Transylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madison Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Ashly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Barnes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Thomastown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Tallulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quebec
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Tendal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Richland Parish (LA)
- Delhi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Richland Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <1>
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- Yucatan Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Darnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
- Epps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Epps is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <1>
- Pioneer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Peelers, see our County-by-County Page for Peelers.
Cemeteries Near Peelers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peelers.
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 Peelers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Peelers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Kiger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morning Crest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Cella Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomastown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (87 more) ...
- Vicksburg National Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crocket Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Peelers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Peelers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Peelers, with the one closest to Peelers listed first.
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millikens Bend is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Ashly
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashly is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Chotard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chotard is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
- Barnes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Tallulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lums
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Thomastown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Peelers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Peelers.
Newspapers Published in Peelers ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peelers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peelers, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peelers.
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 Peelers:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Hinds County
- Issaquena County
- Sharkey County
- Yazoo County
- East Carroll Parish
- Madison Parish
- Richland Parish
- Tensas Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- 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> | 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. |
| <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 Peelers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Peelers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |