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 Alberton (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 Alberton. 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 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.
Alberton is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Alberton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alberton:
- Henderson County (The home county of Alberton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Parkers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Darden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Union Cross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Reagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Huron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Middle Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rhodes Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Chaseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Wildlife Cove Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Buena Vista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lavinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bruceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whitthorne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- McLemoresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Mifflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sweet Lips
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Scotts Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Decaturville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Dunbar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Graball
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Sitka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Goat City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Ledbetter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Medina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Saltillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Swift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Johnson Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Centerview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Hustburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Bakerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- New Johnsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Claybrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Oakfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malesus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Three Way
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Leapwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Finger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- Clifton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alberton, see our County-by-County Page for Alberton.
Cemeteries Near Alberton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberton.
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 Alberton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alberton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Jower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mays Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Altom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hare Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Autrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Central Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Halbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (664 more) ...
- McCall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alberton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alberton, with the one closest to Alberton listed first.
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Hinson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinson Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Springs
- Darden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Beacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Poplar Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Shady Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Bible Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Bargerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bargerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargerton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Life
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Life is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
- Parsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Juno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Juno is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alberton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alberton.
Newspapers Published in Alberton ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberton.
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 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 Alberton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardin County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alberton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alberton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |