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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Pine Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pine Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pine Grove, please Contact Us.

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Grove: Pine Grv.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Pine Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Oktibbeha 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 Oktibbeha County: Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Webster & Winston.

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:

  • Oktibbeha 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.
    • Clayton Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
      • Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Starkville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Longview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
      • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Adaton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
      • Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Sturgis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
    • Double Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
      • Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Maben
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
      • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Ackerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Reform
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Choctaw County
    • Weir
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Mhoons Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoons Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
      • Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
    • West Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pheba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Griffith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
      • Griffith is located in Clay County
    • Siloam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Siloam is located in Clay County
    • Abbott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
      • Abbott is located in Clay County
    • Beasley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
      • Beasley is located in Clay County
    • Vinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Clay County
    • Montpelier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Clay County
  • Kemper County
    • Lynville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
    • Artesia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Bent Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
      • Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
    • Columbus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County
  • Monroe County
    • Muldon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
      • Muldon is located in Monroe County
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Brooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mashulaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Deerbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
      • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
    • Macon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
    • Ravine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
      • Ravine is located in Noxubee County
    • Shuqualak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
      • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Webster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Mathiston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
      • Sapa is located in Webster County
  • Winston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Louisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Handle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Noxapater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Pickens County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Grove, with the one closest to Pine Grove listed first.
    • Memphis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
      • Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
    • Pickensville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
      • Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Grove, see our County-by-County Page for 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 45 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 22 miles [35.4 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 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 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.

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 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.

  • Community Club Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Club Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Club Cemetery
  • Noxubee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxubee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxubee Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
  • Crigler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crigler Cemetery
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
  • White Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Lynn Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Creek Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...
    • Henkle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henkle Cemetery
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
    • Ruhama Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruhama Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruhama 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.

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.

  • Oktoc
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktoc
    • Oktoc is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Fairport ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in Noxubee County
  • Lynn Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynn Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek
    • Lynn Creek is located in Noxubee County
  • Loakfoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loakfoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loakfoma
    • Loakfoma is located in Winston County
  • Crawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
  • Sessums
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sessums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessums
    • Sessums is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sessums <3>
  • Singleton ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Singleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
    • Singleton is located in Winston County
  • Artesia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Betheden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betheden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betheden
    • Betheden is located in Winston County
  • Starkville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brooksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Longview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Webster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Winston County
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
      • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Perkinsville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
      • Perkinsville 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 Pine Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Grove.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3010, Longitude: -88.7667       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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