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 Three Rivers (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 Three Rivers. 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 Three Rivers ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Three Rivers: Three Rivs.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Three Rivers. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Three Rivers.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Three Rivers:
- Jackson County (The home county of Three Rivers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Rivers, with the one closest to Three Rivers listed first.
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Big Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Hurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Vancleave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Hickory Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
- Moss Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Rivers, with the one closest to Three Rivers listed first.
- Agricola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Lucedale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bexley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Rivers, with the one closest to Three Rivers listed first.
- D'Iberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biloxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Coalville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Three Rivers, with the one closest to Three Rivers listed first.
- Grand Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Irvington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou La Batre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Semmes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Theodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
- Coden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Country Club Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Country Club Village is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Bellefontaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
- Mon Louis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mon Louis is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
- Eight Mile
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Three Rivers, see our County-by-County Page for Three Rivers.
Cemeteries Near Three Rivers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Three Rivers.
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 Three Rivers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Three Rivers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Three Rivers, with the one closest to Three Rivers listed first.
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mormon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Three Rivers had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Three Rivers, with the one closest to Three Rivers listed first.
- Vancleave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Americus ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Escatawpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Moss Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Orange Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Pascagoula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fernland is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernland
- Ocean Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Bayou La Batre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Biloxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Theodore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Three Rivers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Three Rivers.
Newspapers Published in Three Rivers ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Three Rivers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Three Rivers, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Three Rivers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Three Rivers:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Harrison County
- Mobile 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 Three Rivers, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Three Rivers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |