Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

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

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

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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 Yamacraw (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 Yamacraw. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Yamacraw is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Yamacraw. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yamacraw:

• Pearl River County     (The home county of Yamacraw)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Yamacraw, with the one closest to Yamacraw listed first.
  • Picayune
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Nicholson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Nicholson is located in Pearl River County
  • Juniper Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • Poplarville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
• Hancock County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Yamacraw, with the one closest to Yamacraw listed first.
  • Gainesville ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
  • Necaise
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Napoleon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napoleon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Hancock County
  • Kiln
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiln
    • Kiln is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiln <3>
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County
  • Pearlington
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearlington
    • Pearlington is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearlington <3>
  • Diamondhead
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <3>
• Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Yamacraw, with the one closest to Yamacraw listed first.
  • Bush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <3>
  • Sun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Talisheek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
    • Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <3>
  • Hickory
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Pearl River
    (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
  • Abita Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
    • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <3>
  • Saint Benedict
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
    • Saint Benedict is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Benedict <3>
  • Covington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
  • Browns Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
    • Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Northwood Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Village
    • Northwood Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Bon Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Village
    • Bon Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Huntwyck Village
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
    • Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Folsom
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
• Washington Parish (LA)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Yamacraw, with the one closest to Yamacraw listed first.
  • Lees Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
    • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Bogalusa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Varnado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Enon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
    • Enon is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Angie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Pine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
  • Franklinton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Yamacraw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yamacraw.

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 Yamacraw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• McGehee Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGehee Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGehee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Whitehead Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Copper Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copper Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Grantham Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantham Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Keller Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hebron Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sheridan Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheridan Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pierce Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68564 <5>
• Cowart Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowart Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Carpenter Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Jewel Pierce Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Pierce Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67895 <5>
• Mizell Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizell Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Sun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hollman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Yamacraw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yamacraw.

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

• Sun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
• Chinquapin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
  • Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
• Talisheek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talisheek
  • Talisheek is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talisheek <3>
• Lees Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish (LA)
• Florenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
  • Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
• Pearl River
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <3>
• Zona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
  • Zona is located in Washington Parish (LA)
• Covington
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• Gainesville ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hancock County
• Poplarville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
• Mandeville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
  • Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <3>
• Slidell
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
  • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <3>
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  • Orvisburg
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orvisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvisburg
    • Orvisburg is located in Pearl River County
  • Franklinton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
    • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <3>
  • Logtown ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
    • Logtown is located in Hancock County

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

Newspapers Published in Yamacraw ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yamacraw.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yamacraw, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yamacraw.

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 Yamacraw:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Pearl River County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washington Parish
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Pearl River County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Pearl River County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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