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 Pisgah (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 Pisgah. 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.
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 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 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.
Pisgah is located in Rankin 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 Rankin County: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Scott, Simpson & Smith.
Below are the counties that are near Pisgah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pisgah:
- Rankin County (The home county of Pisgah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Sand Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Goshen Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Fannin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Pelahatchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flowood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Pearl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cato
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Hinds County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- North Town Plaza
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Town Plaza is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Town Plaza
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Byram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes County
- Pickens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Saint Ann
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Standing Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Madisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maris Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Mill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cobbville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Twelve Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Twelve Oaks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Oaks
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mannsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mannsdale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsdale
- Sharpsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Ludlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Kalem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Cash
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cooperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Raworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Hunter Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Harperville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Polkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Daniel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Trenton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Vaughan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Nod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nod is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pisgah, see our County-by-County Page for Pisgah.
Cemeteries Near Pisgah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pisgah.
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 Pisgah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pisgah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- New Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Miracle Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen Springs Pilgrim Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McLaurin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Helm Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fannin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollybush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Fannin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Pisgah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pisgah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pisgah, with the one closest to Pisgah listed first.
- Goshen Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Fannin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Shoccoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shoccoe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoccoe
- Pelahatchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ludlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Rankin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rankin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Sharon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Cobbville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Tougaloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pisgah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pisgah.
Newspapers Published in Pisgah ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pisgah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pisgah, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pisgah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pisgah:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Rankin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Scott County
- Smith County
- Yazoo 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 Pisgah, 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' (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- Pisgah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |