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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 primarily located in Lee County. A portion of Pine Grove extends into Monroe 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 Lee County: Chickasaw, Itawamba, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss & Union.
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:
- Lee 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.
- Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bissell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Tupelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Mooreville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Indian Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Saltillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Jug Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Guntown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Boggan Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Vardaman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Okolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Van Vleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- New Houlka
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <1>
- Thelma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Una
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Abbott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Whites
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Carolina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Ballardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Mantachie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Nettleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Wren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Acker ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Ales ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muldon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Goodford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Algoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sherman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Pontotoc
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Cherry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ecru
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Turnpike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Thaxton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prentiss County
- Baldwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
- Blue Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ellistown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Mound City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ingomar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
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.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dotys Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whiteside Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Temples Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- English Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nettleton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (390 more) ...
- Grey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Citizens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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.<3>
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.
- Shannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nettleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Okolona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Central Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coleville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Tupelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bigbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Evergreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Van Vleet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Egypt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Furrs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Furrs is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrs
- Amory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ballardsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
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 39 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 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. 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 like to 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 Pine Grove:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Monroe County
- Pontotoc County
- Prentiss County
- Union 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |