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 Sherard (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 Sherard. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Sherard is located in Coahoma County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties 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 Sherard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sherard:
- Coahoma County (The home county of Sherard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Sunflower Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Africa ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Eagles Nest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eagles Nest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Coahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
- Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <3>
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Roundaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jonestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Alligator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Hushpuckena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Round Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Deeson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Shelby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Shelby is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <3>
- Perthshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perthshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perthshire
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
- Winstonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winstonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winstonville
- Winstonville is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Mound Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Bayou
- Mound Bayou is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound Bayou <3>
- Gunnison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnison
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Waxhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
- Waxhaw is located in Bolivar County
- Merigold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merigold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merigold
- Merigold is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merigold <3>
- Wright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Vance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Yarbrough
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Lambert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Marks is located in Quitman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <3>
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Bobo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Whitney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Drew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Drew is located in Sunflower County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drew <3>
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Tutwiler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutwiler
- Tutwiler is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tutwiler <3>
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Webb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Albin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Arkansas County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Saint Charles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
- Ethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County (AR)
- Desha County (AR)
- Lee County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- LaGrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
- LaGrange is located in Lee County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Phillips Bayou
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Bayou
- Phillips Bayou is located in Lee County (AR)
- Phillips County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Elaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
- Elaine is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <3>
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Mellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Crumrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Oneida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Lambrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Helena - West Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
- Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Huma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Barton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - West Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
- West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sherard, see our County-by-County Page for Sherard.
Cemeteries Near Sherard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sherard.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sherard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Nathan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nathan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dogwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dogwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dogwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Zion Traveler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Traveler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Traveler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Humber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ham Cemetery
- Morning Glory Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Glory Church Cemetery
- Pee Dee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pee Dee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pee Dee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lonesome Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonesome Pine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonesome Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oakridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (214 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hackberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. James Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sherard had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sherard, with the one closest to Sherard listed first.
- Green Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Sunflower Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunflower Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Bobo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Stovall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Clarksdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Hillhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Alligator
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Dickerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Lyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clover Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Friars Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
- Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Duncan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Westover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Round Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Duncan
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sherard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sherard.
Newspapers Published in Sherard ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sherard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sherard, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sherard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sherard:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Coahoma County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Quitman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sunflower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tallahatchie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Arkansas County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Desha County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bolivar County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Coahoma County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sherard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sherard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sherard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sherard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2157, Longitude: -90.7062 In this case, the coordinates for Sherard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |