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 Pools Bluff Ferry (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 Pools Bluff Ferry. 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 Pools Bluff Ferry ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Pools Bluff Ferry: Pools Blf. Ferry (or less commonly used: Pools Bluf. Ferry)
- While the name of this community is Pools Bluff Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Pools Bluff Ferry may originally have been Pool's Bluff Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Pools Bluff Ferry might be written as Pool Bluff Ferry.
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/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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Pools Bluff Ferry is located in Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Pools Bluff Ferry. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pools Bluff Ferry:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Pools Bluff Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Picayune
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Poplarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Necaise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Lamar County
- Lumberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Twin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pinebur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talisheek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Abita Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Saint Benedict
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
- Pearl River
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Goodbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Browns Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Lacombe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Husser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Lees Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Bogalusa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Varnado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Enon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Angie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
- Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Franklinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pools Bluff Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Pools Bluff Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Pools Bluff Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pools Bluff Ferry.
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 Pools Bluff Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pools Bluff Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Sheridan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Duffys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pounds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Otzenberger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mizell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McGehee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Pools Bluff Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pools Bluff Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pools Bluff Ferry, with the one closest to Pools Bluff Ferry listed first.
- Lees Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Chinquapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Talisheek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Florenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Poplarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Orvisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Spring Cottage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Mandeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pools Bluff Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pools Bluff Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Pools Bluff Ferry ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pools Bluff Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pools Bluff Ferry, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pools Bluff Ferry.
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 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 Pools Bluff Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pools Bluff Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Pools Bluff Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |