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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Valley: Pine Vly. (or less commonly used: Pine Vally. or Pine Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Valley.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Valley is located in Yalobusha 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 Yalobusha County: Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, Panola & Tallahatchie.
Below are the counties that are near Pine Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Valley:
- Yalobusha County (The home county of Pine Valley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Velma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bruce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Pittsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Big Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Calhoun City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Derma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Benela
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Vardaman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- New Houlka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Memphis Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Grenada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Cornish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Altus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Lafayette Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Abbeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Montgomery County
- Sweatman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Pope
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Terza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Toccopola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Pannell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Thaxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Algoma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Rosebloom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Charleston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Webster County
- Montevista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Valley.
Cemeteries Near Pine Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Valley.
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 Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drivers Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Pine Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Valley, with the one closest to Pine Valley listed first.
- Banner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Velma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Pittsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Sarepta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Taylor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Youngs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Youngs is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Tula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tula is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
- Delay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Big Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Loyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Reid
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Valley.
Newspapers Published in Pine Valley ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Valley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Valley.
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 Valley:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Yalobusha County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Chickasaw County
- Grenada County
- Lafayette County
- Montgomery County
- Panola County
- Pontotoc County
- Tallahatchie County
- Webster 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 Valley, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |