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 Tanners 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 Tanners 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.
Name Variations for Tanners Ferry ...
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.
While the name of this community is Tanners Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Tanners Ferry may originally have been Tanner's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Tanners Ferry might be written as Tanner Ferry.
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 ...
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Tanners Ferry is located in Jackson 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 Jackson County: Mobile (AL), George, Harrison & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Tanners Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tanners Ferry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Tanners Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanners Ferry, with the one closest to Tanners Ferry listed first.
- Hurley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Wade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Coll Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Vancleave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Orange Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Moss Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanners Ferry, with the one closest to Tanners Ferry listed first.
- Howell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Agricola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Greene County
- Brown Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tanners Ferry, with the one closest to Tanners Ferry listed first.
- Wilmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Semmes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Grand Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Tillmans Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Eight Mile
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chunchula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Chickasaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saraland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tanners Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Tanners Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Tanners Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tanners 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 Tanners Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tanners Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tanners Ferry, with the one closest to Tanners Ferry listed first.
- Tanners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Joyner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Movella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Movella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Finch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Tanners Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tanners Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tanners Ferry, with the one closest to Tanners Ferry listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Three Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Grand Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vancleave
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fernland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Saint Elmo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Escatawpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Orange Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Kushla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kushla is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kushla
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Moss Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Theodore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prichard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Whistler is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tanners Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tanners Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Tanners 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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanners Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tanners Ferry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tanners Ferry.
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 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 Tanners Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Greene County
- Mobile County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Tanners Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tanners Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |