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 Terry (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 Terry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 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, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Terry is located in Pemiscot County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pemiscot County: Mississippi (AR), Dunklin, New Madrid, Dyer (TN) & Lake (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Terry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Terry:
- Pemiscot County (The home county of Terry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Netherlands
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Hayti Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Hayti
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pascola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Homestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- North Wardell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Braggadocio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Caruthersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Mid City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Deering
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Dunklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Tinkerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Sumach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Pine City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Kennett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Holcomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Wrightsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Rives
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Caruth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Campbell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Madrid County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Portageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gideon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Point Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Tallapoosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Marston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Risco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Howardville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Catron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Lilbourn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Lilbourn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Parma
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Stoddard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- LaValle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Bernie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Nimmons
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Bell City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Saint Francis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Piggott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Greenway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Rector
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pollard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Armorel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Gosnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Barfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Blytheville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stark City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Rington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Dyer County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Ayers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Bogota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Mengelwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Finley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Richwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Meacham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Middle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Dyersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Fowlkes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bishop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Lake County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sunkist Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Proctor City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- New Markham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Obion County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Samburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hornbeak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Terry, see our County-by-County Page for Terry.
Cemeteries Near Terry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terry.
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 Terry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Terry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Hayti.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30270 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Averill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wardell Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Terry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Terry, with the one closest to Terry listed first.
- Gayoso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
- Hathaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hathaway is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway
- Braggadocio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Caruthersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Hayward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Stewart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Portageville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Tennemo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tennemo is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennemo
- Sumach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Boothspoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottonwood Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Ayers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Ridgely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Terry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Terry.
Newspapers Published in Terry ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terry, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Terry:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Pemiscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Stoddard County
- Clay County
- Mississippi County
- Dyer County
- Lake County
- Obion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Terry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Terry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |