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 Adams Ferry (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 Adams Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for Adams Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Adams Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Adams Ferry may originally have been Adam's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Adams Ferry might be written as Adam Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Adams Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Adams Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Adams Ferry is located in Hardin County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Lauderdale (AL), Tishomingo (MS), Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Adams Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Adams Ferry:
- Hardin County (The home county of Adams Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Bruton Branch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Pyburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Nash Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Lowryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Milledgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Dunbar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Sardis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Tulu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stantonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Adamsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caffey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Guys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Leapwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Purdy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Falcon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ramer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chewalla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Lutts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Inn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Cherokee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Threet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- McGee Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Zip City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Cypress Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Farmington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Glens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Glen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Jacinto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Biggersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Allentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Rienzi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Kossuth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Burton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Altitude
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Short
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Iuka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Midway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Holcut
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Paden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Tishomingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Adams Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Adams Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Adams Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adams Ferry.
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 Adams Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Adams Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Tacker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stout Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Branum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old White Sulphur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shanghai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (752 more) ...
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Adams Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Adams Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Adams Ferry, with the one closest to Adams Ferry listed first.
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Nixon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Lowryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Maddox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maddox is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Short
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Gillises Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillises Mills
- Pittsburg Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stout is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hurley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Kendrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Savannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Adams Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Adams Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Adams Ferry ...
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 Adams Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adams Ferry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Adams Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Adams Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Henderson County
- McNairy County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Alcorn County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Adams Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Adams Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |