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 Pierce Crossroad (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 Pierce Crossroad. 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.
Name Variations for Pierce Crossroad ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pierce Crossroad: Pierce Xrd.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Pierce Crossroad is located in Yazoo 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 Yazoo County: Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Madison, Sharkey & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Pierce Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pierce Crossroad:
- Yazoo County (The home county of Pierce Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Fordyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Nod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
- Yazoo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Jonestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Crump
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Vaughan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Anding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anding is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anding
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oil City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Bentonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Sallis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zemuly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Coxburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Bee Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Pluto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Good Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mileston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Jones Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Goodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Lake City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Silver City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Louise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Belzoni
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Jaketown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Sharpsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cobbville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Kearney Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kearney Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney Park
- Mill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Camden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Flora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Mannsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Adelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Twelve Oaks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Sharkey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Auter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Richey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Washington County
- Murphy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pierce Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Pierce Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Pierce Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierce Crossroad.
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 Pierce Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pierce Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bethany Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tranquil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. James Church of God In Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (303 more) ...
- Tolar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoover 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 Pierce Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pierce Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pierce Crossroad, with the one closest to Pierce Crossroad listed first.
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Free Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Free Run is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Run
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Zeiglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zeiglerville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeiglerville
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Fordyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Coxburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Yazoo City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <1>
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eulogy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eulogy is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Tolarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Deasonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deasonville is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deasonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pierce Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pierce Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Pierce Crossroad ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierce Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierce Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierce Crossroad.
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 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 Pierce Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yazoo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Sharkey County
- Washington 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 Pierce Crossroad, 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- Pierce Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |