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 Terrys Creek (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 Terrys Creek. 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 Terrys Creek ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Terrys Creek: Terrys Crk. (or less commonly used: Terrys Ck. or Terrys Cr.)
- While the name of this community is Terrys Creek, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Terrys Creek may originally have been Terry's Creek.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Terrys Creek might be written as Terry Creek.
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/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.
Terrys Creek is located in Amite 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 Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Terrys Creek. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Terrys Creek:
- Amite County (The home county of Terrys Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Gillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Glading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- McElveen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bewelcome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- O'Neil
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Gloster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lawrence County
- Verna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Norfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wellman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Chatawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bacots
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Smithburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holmesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Topisaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Tylertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sartinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Livingston Parish (LA)
- Georgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Kentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tangipahoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fluker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmer is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
- Roseland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Amite City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henry City ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry City is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry City
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Husser
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loranger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Stoney Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Terrys Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Terrys Creek.
Cemeteries Near Terrys Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terrys Creek.
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 Terrys Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Terrys Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terry Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McDaniel - McElveen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Guy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alton Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rayborn - Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knapp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Felder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (871 more) ...
- Prescott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simpson - Raborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Terrys Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terrys Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Terrys Creek, with the one closest to Terrys Creek listed first.
- Chatawa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gillsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Kentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fernwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Tangipahoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smithburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Thompson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunny Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Terrys Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Terrys Creek.
Newspapers Published in Terrys Creek ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terrys Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terrys Creek, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terrys Creek.
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 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 Terrys Creek:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Amite County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- East Feliciana Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- 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> | 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 Terrys Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terrys Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |