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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Vrue. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Vrue to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vrue, please Contact Us.

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 Vrue (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 Vrue. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Vrue is historic, it would have been located within present day Jasper 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 Jasper County: Clarke, Jones, Lauderdale, Newton, Scott, Smith & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Vrue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vrue:

  • Jasper County     (The home county of Vrue)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.
    • Acme ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Acme is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
    • Turnerville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • McNeal is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
    • Fouke ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fouke is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
    • Lake Como
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
    • Ras
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ras is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
    • Waldrup ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
    • Gridley ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gridley is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Vernon ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Vernon is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Bay Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.
    • Barnett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Pachuta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pachuta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonewall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonewall is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • De Soto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • De Soto is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
    • Quitman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Shubuta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Shubuta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Covington County
    • Hot Coffee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
  • Jones County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.
    • Amy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Amy is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Sandersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandersville is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
    • Errata
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Errata is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
    • Soso
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Soso is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Service
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Service is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
    • Laurel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Ellisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.
    • Six Towns ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Six Towns is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
    • Newton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hickory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hickory is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Pine Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
    • Chunky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Scott County
    • Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.
    • Sylvarena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Bezer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
    • Taylorsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Raleigh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Burns
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Burns is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Mize
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Wayne County
    • Whistler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Whistler is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vrue, see our County-by-County Page for Vrue.

Cemeteries Near Vrue ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vrue.

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 Vrue - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vrue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.

  • Enanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Enon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Como Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Terry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Read Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Community Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Paulding Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Louin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Louin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Holden Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bay Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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.

While we didn't find Vrue in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vrue.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Vrue, with the one closest to Vrue listed first.

  • Acme ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Acme is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Turnerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
  • Lake Como
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
  • Hamlet ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Paulding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Paulding is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Montrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montrose is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
  • Heidelberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvarena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Penantly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Penantly is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
  • Vossburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Vossburg is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
  • Rose Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Amy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Amy is located in Jones County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
    • Barnett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Barnett is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Garlandsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vrue. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vrue.

Newspapers Published in Vrue ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vrue.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vrue, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vrue.

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 helpful 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 Vrue:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Vrue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Vrue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.