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 Randall Ferry (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 Randall Ferry. 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.
Randall Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Randall Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Randall Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Randall Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randall Ferry, with the one closest to Randall Ferry listed first.
- Moss Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Escatawpa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Eastside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eastside is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
- Pascagoula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Coll Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Gautier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Fountainebleau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Big Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randall Ferry, with the one closest to Randall Ferry listed first.
- Agricola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Randall Ferry, with the one closest to Randall Ferry listed first.
- Biloxi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- D'Iberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Coalville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mississippi City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Randall Ferry, with the one closest to Randall Ferry listed first.
- Grand Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bayou La Batre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Theodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alabama Port
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alabama Port is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
- Tillmans Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Bellefontaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Mon Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Dauphin Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Country Club Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Semmes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Randall Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Randall Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Randall Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Randall Ferry.
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 Randall Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Randall Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Randall Ferry, with the one closest to Randall Ferry listed first.
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- First MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Spanish Fort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Macpelah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mormon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jackson County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Martin Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Randall Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Randall Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Randall Ferry, with the one closest to Randall Ferry listed first.
- Moss Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Escatawpa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Pascagoula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Vancleave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Grand Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ocean Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fernland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Bayou La Batre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Saint Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Americus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Biloxi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Randall Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Randall Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Randall Ferry ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Randall Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Randall Ferry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Randall Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Randall Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Harrison County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Randall Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Randall Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |