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 Pine Flat (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 Pine Flat. 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 Pine Flat ...
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 Pine Flat: Pine Flt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Flat. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Flat.
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 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.
Pine Flat is located in Tishomingo 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 Tishomingo County: Colbert (AL), Franklin (AL), Lauderdale (AL), Alcorn, Itawamba, Prentiss & Hardin (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Pine Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Flat:
- Tishomingo County (The home county of Pine Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Short
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Holcut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Oldham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Paden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Glen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jacinto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Searcy Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Biggersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Rienzi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Kossuth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hightown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Burton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Booneville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Jumpertown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- New Site
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Bishop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cherokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Threet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Chester County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Milledgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enville is located in Chester County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Hardeman County (TN)
- Essary Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Nash Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Pyburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Bruton Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Nixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Lowryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Tulu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Stantonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Guys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Eastview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chewalla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Ramer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Purdy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Lutts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Flat.
Cemeteries Near Pine Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Flat.
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 Pine Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north of Iuka.
- The Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
- Popular Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62132 <3>
- Blackard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Cross Roads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (697 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pine Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Flat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Flat, with the one closest to Pine Flat listed first.
- Short
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Kendrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nixon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Michie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurley is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Flat.
Newspapers Published in Pine Flat ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Flat, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Flat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pine Flat:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tishomingo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Prentiss County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Chester County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- McNairy County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pine Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |