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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Promised Land. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Promised Land to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Promised Land, 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 Promised Land (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 Promised Land. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 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, 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 Promised Land is historic, it would have been located within present day Sunflower 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 Sunflower County: Bolivar, Coahoma, Humphreys, Leflore, Tallahatchie & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Promised Land. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Promised Land:
- Sunflower County (The home county of Promised Land)
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Whitney
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Ruleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Halstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Doddsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Roundaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Sunflower
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Faisonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Moorhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mound Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winstonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Boyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hushpuckena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Victor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Duncan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Pace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pace is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Alligator
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Carroll County
- Avalon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Roundaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Africa ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Claremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Hopson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Clarksdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Sunflower Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Clover Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Leflore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Minter City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- McNutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Schlater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Money
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Money is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- Shellmound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shellmound is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellmound
- Itta Bena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Loring is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loring
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Vance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Yarbrough
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Albin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Sumner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Tutwiler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Glendora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Leverett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Paynes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Helm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
- Napanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Napanee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napanee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Promised Land, see our County-by-County Page for Promised Land.
Cemeteries Near Promised Land ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Promised Land.
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 Promised Land - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Promised Land covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Drew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Bayou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lehrton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (186 more) ...
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Light Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Second Baptist 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 Promised Land in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Promised Land.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Mound Bayou
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Merigold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Webb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glendora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minter City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Black Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Black Bayou is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bayou
- Swan Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharkey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Promised Land. See our List of 1890's Communities around Promised Land.
Newspapers Published in Promised Land ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Promised Land.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Promised Land, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Promised Land.
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 helpful 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 Promised Land:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Sunflower County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Carroll County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Leflore County
- Quitman County
- Tallahatchie County
- Washington 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 Promised Land, 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 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Promised Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |