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 Saint Catherine (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 Saint Catherine. 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 Saint Catherine ...
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 Saint Catherine: St. Catherine
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Catherine. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Catherine.
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/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 doctors and 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.
Saint Catherine is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Concordia (LA), Tensas (LA), Franklin, Jefferson & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Saint Catherine. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Catherine:
- Adams County (The home county of Saint Catherine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Natchez
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Carthage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Selma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Amite County
- Crosby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne County
- Westside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Roxie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Red Lick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Rosetta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Artonish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catahoula Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Wildwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Parhams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Sicily Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Trinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jonesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harrisonburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Utility
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Concordia Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Vidalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ridgecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Ferriday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dunbarton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbarton is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
- Monterey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Athlone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Bougere
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Armagh
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Chevey Chase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Tensas Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Waterproof
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Saint Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Catherine, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Catherine.
Cemeteries Near Saint Catherine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Catherine.
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 Saint Catherine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Catherine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Skinners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Routh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sargent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCouen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clemont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Felter Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vidalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roseland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity 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.<4>
While we didn't find Saint Catherine in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Catherine.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Catherine, with the one closest to Saint Catherine listed first.
- Natchez
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vidalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Foster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Taconey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taconey is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
- Bullitt Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
- Jeannette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Stanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Morville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morville is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morville
- Gibson Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Sycamore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cannonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Stampley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stampley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
- Clayton
(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 Saint Catherine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Catherine.
Newspapers Published in Saint Catherine ...
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 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Catherine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Catherine, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Catherine.
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 Saint Catherine:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Claiborne County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Wilkinson County
- Catahoula Parish
- Concordia Parish
- Tensas Parish
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Saint Catherine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Saint Catherine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |