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 Piera (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 Piera. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Piera is located in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County: Calhoun, Marshall, Panola, Pontotoc, Tate, Union & Yalobusha.
Below are the counties that are near Piera. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Piera:
- Lafayette County (The home county of Piera)
- The following are listed by their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Harmontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Altus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Springdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Delay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Lafayette Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Benton County
- Hickory Flat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Ingrams Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Alphaba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Bright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Hernando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nesbit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cub Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Laws Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Chulahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Marianna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Holly Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Victoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Byhalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Potts Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cornersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Taska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Atway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Cayce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Hudsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Como
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Terza
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Ballentine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Chapeltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Askew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Tyro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Wyatte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Aiken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Looxahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Poagville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Senatobia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Union County
- Darden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Yalobusha County
- Water Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Piera, see our County-by-County Page for Piera.
Cemeteries Near Piera ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Piera.
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 Piera - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Piera covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Mt. Peryn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Langstons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lammey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waldrip Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fulmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Free Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Tyro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Patient Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emery 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 Piera in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Piera.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Piera, with the one closest to Piera listed first.
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Tyro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Harmontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Laws Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Thyatira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thyatira is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira
- Lespedeza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Chulahoma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Looxahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- College Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- College Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Wallace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wallace is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Galena is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wallhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Alesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Piera. See our List of 1890's Communities around Piera.
Newspapers Published in Piera ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Piera.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Piera, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Piera.
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 Piera:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lafayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Tate County
- Union County
- Yalobusha 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 Piera, 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- Piera) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |