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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 Perthshire (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 Perthshire. 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.

Perthshire is located in Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.

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

  • Bolivar County     (The home county of Perthshire)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perthshire, with the one closest to Perthshire listed first.
    • Gunnison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deeson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
      • Deeson is located in Bolivar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Deeson
      • From Perthshire to Deeson
    • Waxhaw
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
    • Hushpuckena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Duncan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Winstonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
      • Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Rosedale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mound Bayou
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
      • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
    • Alligator
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Coahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perthshire, with the one closest to Perthshire listed first.
    • Sunflower Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Africa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
      • Africa is located in Coahoma County
    • Roundaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Claremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarksdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dublin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lyon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clover Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunflower County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perthshire, with the one closest to Perthshire listed first.
    • Rome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Whitney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Whitney
      • From Perthshire to Whitney
    • Drew
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Halstead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Halstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
      • Halstead is located in Sunflower County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Halstead
      • From Perthshire to Halstead
    • White City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Sunflower County
    • Ruleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tallahatchie County
  • Arkansas County (AR)
  • Desha County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perthshire, with the one closest to Perthshire listed first.
    • Snow Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
      • Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
    • Napoleon ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Napoleon
      • From Perthshire to Napoleon
    • Watson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Rohwer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Arkansas City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
      • Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Phillips County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Perthshire, with the one closest to Perthshire listed first.
    • Crumrod
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumrod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
      • Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Mellwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
      • Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Elaine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
      • Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <3>
    • Lambrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
      • Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Wabash
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Old Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Perthshire ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perthshire.

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

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

  • Concordia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Person Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Person Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Person Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gunnison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunnison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunnison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Turners Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turners Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turners Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Parker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henrico Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrico Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (179 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bellamy Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellamy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Shelby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Perthshire had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Gunnison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Concordia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concordia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
    • Concordia is located in Bolivar County
  • Deeson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
    • Deeson is located in Bolivar County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Deeson
    • From Perthshire to Deeson
  • Laconia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
    • Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Round Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Henrico ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
    • Henrico is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Wright
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
  • Hushpuckena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • White River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
    • White River is located in Desha County (AR)
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Duncan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Bolivar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Hillhouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
      • Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
    • Mound Bayou
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
      • Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Perthshire ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perthshire.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perthshire, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perthshire.

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 Perthshire:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Perthshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bolivar County: www.co.bolivar.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Perthshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Perthshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Perthshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9756, Longitude: -90.9129       In this case, the coordinates for Perthshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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