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 Prichard (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 Prichard. 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 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 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.
Prichard is located in Tunica 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 Tunica County: Crittenden (AR), Lee (AR), Phillips (AR), Coahoma, DeSoto, Panola, Quitman & Tate.
Below are the counties that are near Prichard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prichard:
- Tunica County (The home county of Prichard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- North Tunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
- North Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Tunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
- Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <2>
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mhoon Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
- Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County
- Peyton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Lula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Lula is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <2>
- Powell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in Coahoma County
- Rich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Coahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
- Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <2>
- Jonestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <2>
- Eagles Nest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Cub Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Hernando
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
- Hernando is located in DeSoto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <2>
- Walls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <2>
- Lynchburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Aldens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Alphaba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Bright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - De Soto Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Askew
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Crenshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Crenshaw is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <2>
- Longtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Como is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Panola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Sledge
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Bobo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Marks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <2>
- Tate County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Arkabutla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Tate County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <2>
- Senatobia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
- Senatobia is located in Tate County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <2>
- New Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Antioch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Poagville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Aiken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Seyppel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Horseshoe Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Anthonyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Amanca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Edmondson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Proctor is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
- Hulbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Bledsoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
- Winona ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Brickeys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Brickeys is located in Lee County (AR)
- Phillips Bayou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- LaGrange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Marianna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Lee County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <2>
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Helena - West Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- West Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
- West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <2>
- Huma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Latour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Lexa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexa
- Lexa is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexa <2>
- Saint Francis County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Hughes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <2>
- Rawlinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Heth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
- Heth is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <2>
- Shelby County (TN)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prichard, see our County-by-County Page for Prichard.
Newspapers Published in Prichard ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prichard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prichard, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prichard.
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 Prichard:
- 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 Tunica County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coahoma County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeSoto County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Panola County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Quitman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tate County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crittenden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Francis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coahoma County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Tunica County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
Cemeteries Near Prichard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prichard.
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 Prichard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Belmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belmont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belmont Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Lake Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainey Cemetery
- Arkabutla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arkabutla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkabutla Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
- St. Johns 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.<6>
While we didn't find Prichard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prichard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prichard, with the one closest to Prichard listed first.
- Arkabutla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Hollywood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Tunica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
- Tunica is located in Tunica County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <2>
- Strayhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Cub Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bowdre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Tunica County
- Robinsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Robinsonville is located in Tunica County
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in DeSoto County
- Eudora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Commerce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton is located in Tunica County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dubbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Penton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Austin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dubbs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prichard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prichard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Prichard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tunica County: www.tunicacounty.com/
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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- Prichard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Prichard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6995, Longitude: -90.2443 In this case, the coordinates for Prichard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 Prichard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |