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 Vestry (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 Vestry. 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 hospitals 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.
Vestry 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 Vestry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vestry:
- Jackson County (The home county of Vestry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Americus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Vancleave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Latimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Hurley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Big Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Big Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
- Coll Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coll Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
- Gulf Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
- Saint Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Hickory Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Martin Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- Agricola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bexley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- McLain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- D'Iberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Howison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howison is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
- Coalville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coalville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Wool Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Saucier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Biloxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
- Wortham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Beauvoir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Lyman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Mississippi City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
- North Gulfport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
- Gulfport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- McHenry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Wiggins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mobile County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- Wilmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Semmes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vestry, see our County-by-County Page for Vestry.
Cemeteries Near Vestry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vestry.
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 Vestry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vestry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- Flurry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flurry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Vestry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vestry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vestry, with the one closest to Vestry listed first.
- Americus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Vancleave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Airey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Airey is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
- Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
- Leaf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leaf is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Wool Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wool Market is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
- Wool Market has also been known as:
- Woolmarket
- Ocean Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Biloxi
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Beauvoir
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
- Moss Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- De Buys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- De Buys is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
- Handsboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Handsboro is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
- Mississippi City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vestry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vestry.
Newspapers Published in Vestry ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vestry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vestry, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vestry.
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 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 Vestry:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Jackson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- George County
- Greene County
- Harrison County
- Stone 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 Vestry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vestry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |