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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 Poplarville (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 Poplarville. 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 hospitals 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.

Poplarville is located in Pearl River County and is the County Seat.

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

  • Pearl River County     (The home county of Poplarville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Juniper Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Hillsdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Picayune
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Nicholson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Carnes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Brooklyn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McLaurin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Necaise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Kiln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Howison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Saucier
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wortham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wells Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Purvis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Twin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Pinebur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Smith Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Wiggins
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • McHenry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Sun
      (25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
    • Bush
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Talisheek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Poplarville, with the one closest to Poplarville listed first.
    • Angie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Varnado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <1>
    • Bogalusa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <1>
    • Lees Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Popeville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
    • Pine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine

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

Cemeteries Near Poplarville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poplarville.

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 Poplarville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poplarville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Myrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orvisburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Frye Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holdens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Beall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Felix Ladner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ladner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (289 more) ...
    • Lumpkin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rouse Field Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Poplarville had a population of 232 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Poplarville had a population of 2,780 people.

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

  • Orvisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
  • Hillsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Chinquapin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Lees Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Spring Cottage
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
  • Sun
    (25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
  • Pickwick
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
  • Talisheek
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Poplarville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poplarville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Poplarville ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poplarville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Poplarville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Poplarville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Poplarville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Poplarville.

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 websites either 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 Poplarville:

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 Poplarville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Poplarville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.