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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Rawhide. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rawhide to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rawhide, 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 Rawhide (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 Rawhide. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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 Rawhide is historic, it would have been located within present day Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.

Below are the counties that are near Rawhide. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rawhide:

  • Harrison County     (The home county of Rawhide)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.
    • Howison
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Saucier
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wortham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Lyman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lyman is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Coalville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coalville is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Wool Market
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
      • Wool Market has also been known as:
      • Woolmarket
    • North Gulfport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • Gulfport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mississippi City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • D'Iberville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Beauvoir
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Forrest County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.
    • Carnes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Brooklyn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.
    • Necaise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Diamondhead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiln
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shoreline Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
    • Waveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.
    • Latimer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Saint Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Gulf Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Ocean Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vancleave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Gulf Park Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Fountainebleau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
  • Pearl River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.
    • Juniper Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Poplarville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.
    • McHenry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • Wiggins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Smith Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rawhide, see our County-by-County Page for Rawhide.

Cemeteries Near Rawhide ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rawhide.

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 Rawhide - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rawhide covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.

  • Diamond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Saucier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Noll Johnson Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Broadus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Doss Wedgeworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wedgeworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Armes Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • D.C. Wedgeworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Yellow Fever Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Torries Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rouse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Head Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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 Rawhide in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rawhide.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rawhide, with the one closest to Rawhide listed first.

  • Airey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Wool Market
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • Handsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Gulfport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Mississippi City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • De Buys
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • De Buys is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
  • Delisle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Delisle is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
  • Long Beach
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Beauvoir
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Biloxi
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • Kiln
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pass Christian
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Henderson Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
    • Bay Saint Louis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocean Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rawhide. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rawhide.

Newspapers Published in Rawhide ...

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 Rawhide.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rawhide, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rawhide.

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 Rawhide:

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 Rawhide, 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rawhide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.