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 Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...
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 Grove: Pine Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Grove.
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 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 Grove is located in Hinds 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 Hinds County: Claiborne, Copiah, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, Warren & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Grove:
- Hinds County (The home county of Pine Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Terry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Choctaw Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Learned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Claiborne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Carlisle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Rocky Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Saint Elmo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hazlehurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carpenter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Myles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Glancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Sardis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Beauregard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Bowerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Wesson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Ridgeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adelle is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelle
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Flora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Alonzo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Clear Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pearl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Flowood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cato
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Braxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Warren County
- Newmans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Grove.
Cemeteries Near Pine Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Grove.
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 Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- John Adam Riser Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolent Society Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benevolent Society Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Terry.
- The Benevolent Society Cemetery has also been known as:
- Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57944 <3>
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bedwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salmon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (299 more) ...
- McGowen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- William Davis Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Dry Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
- Terry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Crystal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Beech Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Learned
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- McRaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McRaven is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRaven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove.
Newspapers Published in Pine Grove ...
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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Grove, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Grove.
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 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 Pine Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Hinds County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Claiborne County
- Copiah County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Simpson County
- Warren 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) 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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |