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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 White Sand (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 White Sand. 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/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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

White Sand is located in Pearl River County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pearl River County: Saint Tammany (LA), Washington (LA), Forrest, Hancock, Lamar, Marion & Stone.

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

  • Pearl River County     (The home county of White Sand)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sand, with the one closest to White Sand listed first.
    • Poplarville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
      • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <2>
    • Juniper Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
      • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
    • Picayune
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
      • Picayune is located in Pearl River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <2>
    • Nicholson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
  • Forrest County
    • Carnes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
      • Carnes is located in Forrest County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sand, with the one closest to White Sand listed first.
    • Necaise
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • Gainesville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
    • Kiln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sand, with the one closest to White Sand listed first.
    • Lumberton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
      • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <2>
    • Wells Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
      • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
    • Purvis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
      • Purvis is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <2>
  • Marion County
    • Pinebur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
      • Pinebur is located in Marion County
  • Stone County
    • Smith Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
      • Smith Town is located in Stone County
  • Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sand, with the one closest to White Sand listed first.
    • Sun
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
    • Bush
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Talisheek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Pearl River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <2>
  • Washington Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Sand, with the one closest to White Sand listed first.
    • Varnado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
      • Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <2>
    • Bogalusa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
      • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <2>
    • Lees Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
      • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Angie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
      • Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <2>
    • Pine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
      • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Enon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
      • Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Franklinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in White Sand ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Sand.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Sand, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Sand.

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 professional and volunteer 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 White Sand:

Cemeteries Near White Sand ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Sand.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Holdens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holdens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holdens Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
  • Richie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richie Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Hollman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollman Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
  • Old Fornea Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fornea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fornea Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
  • Spiers Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiers Cemetery
  • Rester Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rester Cemetery
  • Continue List   (323 more) ...
    • Myrick Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrick Cemetery
    • Orvisburg Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orvisburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orvisburg Cemetery
    • Ponemah Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponemah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponemah Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Poplarville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <2>
  • Chinquapin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
    • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
  • Orvisburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orvisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
  • Lees Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Hillsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
    • Hillsdale is located in Pearl River County
  • Sun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
    • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
  • Spring Cottage
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Cottage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Cottage
    • Spring Cottage is located in Marion County
  • Talisheek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pickwick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
    • Pickwick is located in Marion County
  • Zona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Florenville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
    • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Pearl River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
    • Pearl River is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl River <2>
  • Franklinton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Sand. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pearl River County: www.pearlrivercounty.net/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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' (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- White Sand) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Sand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7994, Longitude: -89.6581       In this case, the coordinates for White Sand have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 White Sand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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