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 Picayune (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 Picayune. 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 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.
Picayune is located in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Picayune. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Picayune:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Picayune)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picayune, with the one closest to Picayune listed first.
- Nicholson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Juniper Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Poplarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Picayune, with the one closest to Picayune listed first.
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Necaise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Kiln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Pearlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Diamondhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Lakeshore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Waveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison County
- Pass Christian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone County
- Smith Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Orleans Parish (LA)
- Lake Catherine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picayune, with the one closest to Picayune listed first.
- Hickory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Pearl River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talisheek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Northwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
- Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Tanglewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Village
- Browns Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Bon Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
- Slidell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- Huntwyck Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- McClane City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McClane City is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane City
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Picayune, with the one closest to Picayune listed first.
- Lees Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Varnado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Picayune, see our County-by-County Page for Picayune.
Cemeteries Near Picayune ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Picayune.
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 Picayune - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Picayune covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Picayune, with the one closest to Picayune listed first.
- Thigpen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gipson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turtleskin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McGee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henry Talley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Spiers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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 Picayune in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Picayune.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Picayune, with the one closest to Picayune listed first.
- Florenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Pearl River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talisheek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Chinquapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <1>
- Kiln
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Slidell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <1>
- Lees Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Pearlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Poplarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Waveland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Saint Louis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Picayune. See our List of 1890's Communities around Picayune.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Picayune ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Picayune.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Picayune. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Picayune and those printed in the larger area surrounding Picayune.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of Picayune.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Picayune:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Stone County
- Orleans Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington 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 Picayune, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Picayune) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |