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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 Pierces Chapel (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 Pierces Chapel. 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 Pierces Chapel ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Pierces Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pierces Chapel may originally have been Pierce's Chapel.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pierces Chapel might be written as Pierce Chapel.

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 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.

Pierces Chapel is located in Attala 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 Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.

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

  • Attala County     (The home county of Pierces Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • Ethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
    • Hesterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
    • Kosciusko
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Possumneck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
      • Possumneck is located in Attala County
    • McCool
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
      • McCool is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Sallis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
    • Zemuly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemuly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
    • Newport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • Vaiden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
      • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <3>
    • Coila
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
      • Coila is located in Carroll County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • French Camp
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
    • Weir
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
    • Ackerman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Reform
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • West
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Durant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Goodman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Goodman is located in Holmes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <3>
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Holmes County
    • Acona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
      • Acona is located in Holmes County
    • Lexington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Pickens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • Saint Ann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
      • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Redwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Leake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • Kilmichael
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
      • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Winona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Winona is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <3>
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pierces Chapel, with the one closest to Pierces Chapel listed first.
    • Hinze
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Vowell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Plattsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Louisville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Noxapater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Pierces Chapel ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierces Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierces Chapel, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierces Chapel.

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 helpful 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 Pierces Chapel:

Cemeteries Near Pierces Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierces Chapel.

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

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

  • Pierces Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierces Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierces Chapel Cemetery
  • Holy Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Grove Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
  • McCord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCord Cemetery
  • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Liberty Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Chapel Cemetery
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (466 more) ...
    • Presley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presley Cemetery
    • Buffalo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Cemetery
    • Mt. Leviton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Leviton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Leviton Cemetery

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.<6>

While we didn't find Pierces Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pierces Chapel.

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

  • Ethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Ethel is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
  • Chita ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
    • Chita is located in Attala County
  • Hesterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
    • Hesterville is located in Attala County
  • Kosciusko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
  • McAdams
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAdams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
    • McAdams is located in Attala County
  • Smyrna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
  • McCool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Beatty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
    • Beatty is located in Carroll County
  • French Camp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
    • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <3>
  • Poplar Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
    • Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
  • Huntsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Sallis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <3>
    • McVille
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Attala County
    • Rural Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
      • Rural Hill is located in Winston County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierces Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pierces Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1610, Longitude: -89.5598       In this case, the coordinates for Pierces Chapel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Pierces Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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