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 Sauer (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 Sauer. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Sauer is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Washington (LA), Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Pearl River & Walthall.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Sauer. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sauer:
- Marion County (The home county of Sauer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Twin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Pinebur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kokomo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Expose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Jefferson Davis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Oak Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Melba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Bassfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Wells Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Lumberton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Purvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sumrall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Hattiesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Arm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Verna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Pearl River County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Poplarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Smithburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Topisaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Holmesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Tylertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sartinville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Angie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Varnado
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Bogalusa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Mount Hermon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sauer, see our County-by-County Page for Sauer.
Cemeteries Near Sauer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sauer.
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 Sauer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sauer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Pearl River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hurricane Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- T E Stogner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Capp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunflower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Cottage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carson Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lott Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fortenberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Ford Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Sauer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sauer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sauer, with the one closest to Sauer listed first.
- Pickwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
- Spring Cottage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Orvisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Lees Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Oak Vale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Tilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Chinquapin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Poplarville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smithburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Zona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sauer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sauer.
Newspapers Published in Sauer ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sauer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sauer, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sauer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sauer:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Pearl River County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- Washington 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> | 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 Sauer, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sauer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |