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 Alamo (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 Alamo. 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 Alamo ...
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 have occurred.
Alamo was originally named Cageville
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Alamo is located in Crockett County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crockett County: Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Alamo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alamo:
- Crockett County (The home county of Alamo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Johnsons Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Bells
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
- Bells is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
- Fruitvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Crockett Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Maury City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Maury Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Elizabeth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Chestnut Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Lavinia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
- Lavinia is located in Carroll County
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <1>
- Whitthorne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Tigrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Bruceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Tatumville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Fowlkes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Dyersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
- Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <1>
- Churchton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Newbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Newbern is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,230 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newbern <1>
- Middle City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Finley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Richwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Meacham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Fayette County
- Fayette Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Fayette Corners
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <1>
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Medina
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Medina is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <1>
- Goat City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Dyer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Dyer is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Graball
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Sitka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Yorkville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
- Union Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Vildo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Teague
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Toone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Owl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Wellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Willow Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,232 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <1>
- Toulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Hillville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Ko Ko
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Eurekaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Dancyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stanton is located in Haywood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <1>
- Henderson County
- White Fern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- White Fern
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Gates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Halls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Halls is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <1>
- Durhamville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Edith
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Henning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
- Henning is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <1>
- Arp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Windy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Huntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Three Way
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Oakfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denmark <1>
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,402 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Medon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medon
- Medon is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medon <1>
- Claybrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Parkburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Obion County
- Kenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Kenton
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Charleston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Gift
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alamo, see our County-by-County Page for Alamo.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Alamo ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alamo.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Alamo. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Alamo and those printed in the larger area surrounding Alamo.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Alamo.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Alamo:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Crockett County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dyer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gibson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hardeman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Haywood County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Obion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tipton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Crockett County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
Cemeteries Near Alamo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alamo.
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 Alamo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Harris Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Grove Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Tipton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tipton Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tipton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205314 <5>
- Kail Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kail Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberson Cemetery
- Quincy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quincy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quincy Cemetery
- Cairo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- The Cairo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooke Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cairo Cemetery
- Pond Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Creek Cemetery
- Belleview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleview Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
- Continue List (375 more) ...
- Marlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlow Cemetery
- Averys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Averys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Averys Cemetery
- Wortham Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wortham Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wortham Chapel Cemetery
- Marlow 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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alamo had a population of 340 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alamo had a population of 2,260 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alamo, with the one closest to Alamo listed first.
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Johnsons Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Bells
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
- Bells is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
- Crockett Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Maury City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Gibson Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
- Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
- Rudolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Belle Eagle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Eagle
- Belle Eagle is located in Haywood County
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Humboldt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Humboldt is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <1>
- Wellwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alamo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alamo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alamo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Alamo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alamo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7851, Longitude: -89.1173 |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Alamo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |