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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Riceville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Riceville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Riceville, 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 Riceville (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 Riceville. 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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Riceville is historic, it would have been located within present day Pearl River 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 Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Riceville. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riceville:
- Pearl River County (The home county of Riceville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Juniper Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Picayune
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nicholson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
- Hancock County
- Necaise
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Lumberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Twin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pinebur
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Stone County
- Smith Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talisheek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Abita Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Benedict
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <2>
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Bogalusa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lees Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Varnado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Angie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
- Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Enon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Franklinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riceville, see our County-by-County Page for Riceville.
Cemeteries Near Riceville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riceville.
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 Riceville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riceville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ponemah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGehee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Duffys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Fornea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holdens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillview Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (369 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hollman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fornea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Riceville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riceville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riceville, with the one closest to Riceville listed first.
- Chinquapin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Lees Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Sun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Poplarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Orvisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Talisheek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Zona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Spring Cottage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Franklinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pickwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Florenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Pearl River
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Covington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riceville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riceville.
Newspapers Published in Riceville ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riceville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riceville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riceville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Riceville:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Pearl River County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Stone County
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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 Riceville, 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riceville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |