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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 Pitts (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 Pitts. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pitts is located in Pike 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 Pike County: Tangipahoa (LA), Washington (LA), Amite, Lincoln & Walthall.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Pitts. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pitts:

  • Pike County     (The home county of Pitts)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Bacots
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
      • Bacots is located in Pike County
    • Bear Town
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
    • McComb
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holmesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
      • Holmesville is located in Pike County
    • Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatawa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
      • Chatawa is located in Pike County
    • Topisaw
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
      • Topisaw is located in Pike County
    • Osyka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Osyka is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
    • Smithburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
      • Smithburg is located in Pike County
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • McElveen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
    • Glading
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glading. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
      • Glading is located in Amite County
    • Huron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Amite County
    • Thompson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Gillsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
      • Gillsburg is located in Amite County
    • Mount Olive
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Brookside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Liberty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
  • Franklin County
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Verna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
      • Verna is located in Lawrence County
    • Tilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
    • Monticello
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <1>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Norfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • Wellman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
    • Brookhaven
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cobbs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
  • Marion County
  • Walthall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Tylertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylertown
      • Tylertown is located in Walthall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tylertown <1>
    • Sartinville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
      • Sartinville is located in Walthall County
  • Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Chipola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chipola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
      • Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
    • Greensburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <1>
  • Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
      • Kentwood is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <1>
    • Tangipahoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangipahoa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangipahoa
      • Tangipahoa is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangipahoa <1>
    • Fluker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluker
      • Fluker is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluker <1>
    • Wilmer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
      • Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
    • Roseland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseland <1>
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.
    • Mount Hermon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
      • Mount Hermon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hermon <1>
    • Sunny Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
      • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Stoney Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
      • Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Franklinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pitts, see our County-by-County Page for Pitts.

Cemeteries Near Pitts ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitts.

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 Pitts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.

  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Duff Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bacots.
    • The Navilla Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Navilla Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61318 <4>
  • Fernwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ansel Prewitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ansel Prewitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ansel Prewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alfred Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfred Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alfred Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Durham Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Warner Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Webb Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Pitts in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pitts.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pitts, with the one closest to Pitts listed first.

  • Fernwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
    • Fernwood is located in Pike County
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • McComb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
    • Holmesville is located in Pike County
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chatawa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chatawa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
    • Chatawa is located in Pike County
  • Topisaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
    • Topisaw is located in Pike County
  • Johnstons Station
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstons Station
    • Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
  • Osyka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osyka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Osyka is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
  • Smithburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County
  • Huron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
    • Huron is located in Amite County
  • Ruth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Lincoln County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Thompson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thompson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Norfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
    • East Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
      • East Fork is located in Amite County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pitts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pitts.

Newspapers Published in Pitts ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitts.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitts, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitts.

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 Pitts:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pitts. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pike County: www.co.pike.ms.us/

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pitts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pitts) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pitts. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1891, Longitude: -90.4126       In this case, the coordinates for Pitts have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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