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 Success (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 Success. 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.
Success is located in Harrison 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 Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Success. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Success:
- Harrison County (The home county of Success)
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Saucier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Wortham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Lyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Coalville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Wool Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- North Gulfport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- D'Iberville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beauvoir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Mississippi City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forrest County
- Carnes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Necaise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Necaise is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
- Diamondhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kiln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoreline Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoreline Park is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreline Park
- Waveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Latimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Saint Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Gulf Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Ocean Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Gulf Park Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Fountainebleau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
- Hickory Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Americus ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Pearl River County
- Juniper Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- McHenry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smith Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Success, see our County-by-County Page for Success.
Cemeteries Near Success ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Success.
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 Success - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Success covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Success Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Head Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johnson - Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broadus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Torries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Diamond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Noll Johnson Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saucier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Success in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Success.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Success, with the one closest to Success listed first.
- Airey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Wool Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Handsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- Mississippi City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- De Buys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Beauvoir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Gulfport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Biloxi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Delisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Ocean Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vancleave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pass Christian
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Success. See our List of 1890's Communities around Success.
Newspapers Published in Success ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Success.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Success, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Success.
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 Success:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Harrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Forrest County
- Hancock County
- Jackson County
- Pearl River County
- Stone 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 Success, 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' (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- Success) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |