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 Rescue Landing (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 Rescue Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Rescue Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rescue Landing: Rescue Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rescue Lndng.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Rescue Landing is located in Coahoma 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 Coahoma County: Phillips (AR), Bolivar, Quitman, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Rescue Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rescue Landing:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Rescue Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Friars Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Clarksdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Africa ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Hopson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Lyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Coahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Eagles Nest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Roundaway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Jonestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Alligator
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Round Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Deeson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Hushpuckena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Perthshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Shelby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gunnison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Winstonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Waxhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Mound Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wright
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Merigold
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Yarbrough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Sunflower County
- Rome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Tallahatchie County
- Tutwiler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Saint Charles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Tichnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crockett's Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- De Witt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Desha County (AR)
- Snow Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Lake is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- LaGrange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Rondo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rondo is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Vineyard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Phillips Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Monroe County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Pine City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Elaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Lambrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Crumrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crumrod is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumrod
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Barton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Poplar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Marvell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huma is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huma
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rescue Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Rescue Landing.
Cemeteries Near Rescue Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rescue Landing.
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 Rescue Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rescue Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Claire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Humber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Ashley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Rescue Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rescue Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rescue Landing, with the one closest to Rescue Landing listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Green Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Hillhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Sherard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
- Modoc
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Modoc is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Alligator
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bobo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Stovall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Round Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Dickerson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickerson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson
- Laconia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Deeson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duncan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Friars Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Westover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rescue Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rescue Landing.
Newspapers Published in Rescue Landing ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rescue Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rescue Landing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rescue Landing.
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 Rescue Landing:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Arkansas County
- Desha County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Phillips 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> | 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 Rescue Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Rescue Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |