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 Point Harbor (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 Point Harbor. 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 Point Harbor ...
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 Point Harbor: Pt. Harbor
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Point Harbor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Harbor.
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.
Point Harbor is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Chickasaw, Lowndes, Monroe, Oktibbeha & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Point Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Point Harbor:
- Clay County (The home county of Point Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Whites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Siloam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Cedar Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Griffith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Una
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Beasley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Pheba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Chickasaw County
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Kolola Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bent Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bent Oak is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Oak
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Artesia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Crawford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Acker ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Greenwood Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hatley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- New Wren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Brooksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Ravine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Clayton Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Sessums
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Longview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Lamar County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Fernbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Millport
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hightogy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Sulligent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Ethelsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- McShan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Archer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Coal Fire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Pickensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Point Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Point Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Point Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Point Harbor.
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 Point Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Point Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pitchlynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waverley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plymouth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord #2 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pooles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- The Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Columbus Rest Haven Gardens
- Memorial Gardens of Columbus
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Botters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Point Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Point Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Point Harbor, with the one closest to Point Harbor listed first.
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tibbee is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbee
- Whites
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McIntyre ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McIntyre is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
- Steens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Steens is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steens
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Binford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Binford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Muldon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Artesia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artesia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Point Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Point Harbor ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Point Harbor, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Point Harbor.
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 Point Harbor:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chickasaw County
- Holmes County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Lamar County
- Pickens 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 Point Harbor, 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- Point Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |