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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 Lake ...
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 Lake: Pine Lk.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Lake. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Lake.
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 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.
Pine Lake is located in Simpson 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 Simpson County: Copiah, Covington, Hinds, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Rankin & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Lake:
- Simpson County (The home county of Pine Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Braxton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Shivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coats
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Jaynesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Crystal Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hazlehurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Mount Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Terry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Byram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- North Town Plaza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Jefferson Davis County
- Prentiss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- New Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grange ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Tryus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Hooker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Silver Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rosella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Madison County
- Ridgeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rankin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Cato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Puckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Alonzo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pearson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Cooperville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Hunter Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Morton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Daniel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Polkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Burns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Mize
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bezer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Lake.
Cemeteries Near Pine Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Lake.
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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Braxton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- D'Lo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sinclair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (468 more) ...
- Campbellite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Pine Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Lake, with the one closest to Pine Lake listed first.
- Braxton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Cato
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Everett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Thomasville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- King
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johns is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Dobson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dobson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
- Puckett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Monterey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pearl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Shivers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Whites
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Lake.
Newspapers Published in Pine Lake ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Lake, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Lake.
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 Lake:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Simpson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Copiah County
- Covington County
- Hinds County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Madison County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Smith 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> | 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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pine Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |