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 Turner 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 Turner 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.
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.
Turner Ferry is located in Quitman 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 Quitman County: Coahoma, Panola, Tallahatchie & Tunica.
Below are the counties that are near Turner Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Turner Ferry:
- Quitman County (The home county of Turner Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Yarbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Crowder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Lambert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Marks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Bobo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Falcon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Bolivar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Alligator
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Coahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Eagles Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Lyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lyon is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Clarksdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
- Clover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Coahoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rich is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich
- Roundaway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- Africa ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Grenada County
- Turkey Foot Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Foot Fork is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot Fork
- Leflore County
- Minter City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Mims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Chapeltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Ballentine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Terza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Askew
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Longtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Como
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Whitney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Drew
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallahatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Tutwiler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Paynes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Leverett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Glendora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rosebloom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Tate County
- Goode
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- Yalobusha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tillatoba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Turner Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Turner Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Turner Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turner 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 Turner Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Turner Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bower Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silent Shade Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (243 more) ...
- Belen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 Turner Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turner Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Turner Ferry, with the one closest to Turner Ferry listed first.
- Marks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belen is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Teasdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Teasdale is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapeltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Dublin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Sharkey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharkey is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharkey
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Eagles Nest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagles Nest is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- Paynes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Courtland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Turner Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Turner Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Turner 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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turner Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turner Ferry, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turner Ferry.
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 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 Turner Ferry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Quitman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bolivar County
- Coahoma County
- Grenada County
- Leflore County
- Panola County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tate County
- Yalobusha 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> | 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. |
| <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 Turner Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Turner Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |