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 Sewells Ferry (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 Sewells Ferry. 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 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 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.
Sewells Ferry is located in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Grenada & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Sewells Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sewells Ferry:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Sewells Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Kilmichael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Sibleyton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Eskridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Duck Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Attala County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Langley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Auris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Hesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Rocky Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Possumneck
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Ethel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- McCool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Kosciusko
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sallis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zemuly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Slate Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Vaiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Coila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Teoc
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teoc is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teoc
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- French Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Weir
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ackerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williams
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Grenada County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Elliott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Grenada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Memphis Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- West
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Durant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ituma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Leflore County
- Browning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Eupora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Sapa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Mathiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fame
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sewells Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Sewells Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Sewells Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sewells Ferry.
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 Sewells Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sewells Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Goodin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Pine Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Frank Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplar Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Griffin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kindred Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kegler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Grantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Plank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joe Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Sewells Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sewells Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sewells Ferry, with the one closest to Sewells Ferry listed first.
- Poplar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Kilmichael
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Foltz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foltz is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foltz
- Vaiden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Winona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beatty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beatty is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Chita ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Minerva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Stewart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lodi is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- French Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eskridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sewells Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sewells Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Sewells Ferry ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sewells Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sewells Ferry, 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 Sewells Ferry.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sewells Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Attala County
- Calhoun County
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Grenada County
- Holmes County
- Leflore County
- Webster 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 Sewells Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Sewells Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |