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 Perth (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 Perth. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Perth is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Tensas (LA), Adams, Claiborne, Copiah, Franklin & Lincoln.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Perth. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perth:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Perth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Harriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Washington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- O'Neil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Crosby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Thompson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Port Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Westside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Saint Elmo
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Ingleside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Willows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Grand Gulf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Rocky Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Glancy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Myles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Wesson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Carpenter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Eddiceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Bude
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCall Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roxie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Caseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Cobbs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- New Sight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Brookhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Norfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wilkinson County
- Rosetta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perth, see our County-by-County Page for Perth.
Cemeteries Near Perth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perth.
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 Perth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Buie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hickory Block Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Norton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Singletary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dillon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (475 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McDanial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Perth in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perth.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perth, with the one closest to Perth listed first.
- Union Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Church is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
- Veto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Veto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- McBride
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McBride is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Harriston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McNair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McNair is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair
- Red Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Stonington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Meadville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kennolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kennolia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
- Caseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Orange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Roxie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perth.
Newspapers Published in Perth ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perth, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perth.
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 either 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 Perth:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Wilkinson County
- Tensas 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> | 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 Perth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |