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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Prentiss. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prentiss to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prentiss, 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 Prentiss (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 Prentiss. 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 ...
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 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 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, 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 Prentiss is historic, it would have been located within present day Bolivar 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 Bolivar County: Desha (AR), Coahoma, Sunflower & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Prentiss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prentiss:
- Bolivar County (The home county of Prentiss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Eutaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Mound Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Christmas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Benoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Lake Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Beulah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Grapeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Halstead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Metcalfe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Napanee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Helm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Stoneville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dunleith is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunleith
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Tichnor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gillett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chicot County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Dermott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Desha County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Napoleon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Rohwer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Arkansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McArthur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McArthur is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McGehee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Reed
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reed is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hopedale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pickens is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Dumas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drew County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Tillar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tillar is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Winchester is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Selma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Collins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Drew County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Lincoln County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Gould
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Warrenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Phillips County (AR)
- Crumrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prentiss, see our County-by-County Page for Prentiss.
Cemeteries Near Prentiss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prentiss.
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 Prentiss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prentiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Eutaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Speckter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Parthenia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kelso Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Burrus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polk - Royal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anns Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Prentiss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prentiss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Eutaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Bolivar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Mound Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Arkansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Lake Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Benoit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dahomy is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahomy
- Lobdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Christmas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White River is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prentiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prentiss.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Prentiss ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prentiss.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Prentiss. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Prentiss and those printed in the larger area surrounding Prentiss.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> of Prentiss.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Prentiss:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Bolivar County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Sunflower County
- Washington County
- Arkansas County
- Chicot County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Lincoln County
- Phillips County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Prentiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Prentiss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |