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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Port Anderson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Port Anderson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Port Anderson, please Contact Us.
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 Port Anderson (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 Port Anderson. 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 Port Anderson ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Port Anderson: Prt. Anderson
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Port Anderson is historic, it would have been located within present day Washington 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 Washington County: Chicot (AR), Bolivar, Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey & Sunflower.
Below are the counties that are near Port Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port Anderson:
- Washington County (The home county of Port Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Metcalfe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Stoneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Napanee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Leland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Leland is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <2>
- Helm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Dunleith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Avon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Washington County
- James
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Forrest City ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Forrest City is located in Washington County
- Byrne City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Byrne City is located in Washington County
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Lamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Mound Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Eutaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lake Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Grapeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Benoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <2>
- Dahomy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Longshot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshot
- Longshot is located in Bolivar County
- Christmas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Choctaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Choctaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <2>
- Beulah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Mound City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Sunflower County
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Montrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Dermott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dermott
- Dermott is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dermott <2>
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <2>
- Eudora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Arkansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McArthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- McArthur is located in Desha County (AR)
- McGehee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee
- McGehee is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGehee <2>
- Rohwer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohwer
- Rohwer is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rohwer <2>
- Reed
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Kelso
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Hopedale ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Watson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watson <2>
- Pickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Pea Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County (AR)
- Dumas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Dumas is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumas <2>
- Drew County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Jerome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Tillar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Drew County (AR)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Drew County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Port Anderson.
Cemeteries Near Port Anderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port Anderson.
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 Port Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Buckner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567616 <5>
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bogue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogue Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bowie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Grange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Grange Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Grange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Yellow Bayou Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Bayou Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Bayou Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (167 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eutaw Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eutaw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eutaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Anderson Cemetery
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.
While we didn't find Port Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Port Anderson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port Anderson, with the one closest to Port Anderson listed first.
- Arkansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County
- Mound Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Halley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Scott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Lake Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Eutaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
- Bolivar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - McGehee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee
- McGehee is located in Desha County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGehee <2>
- Dermott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dermott
- Dermott is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dermott <2>
- Lake Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,151 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Village <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Benoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benoit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benoit <2>
- Hudspeth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Refuge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benoit
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port Anderson.
Newspapers Published in Port Anderson ...
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 Port Anderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port Anderson, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port Anderson.
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 Port Anderson:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sunflower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chicot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Desha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Drew County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bolivar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Washington County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Port Anderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port Anderson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Anderson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5259, Longitude: -91.2018 In this case, the coordinates for Port Anderson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |