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 Boydsville (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 Boydsville. 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.
Boydsville is located in Weakley 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 Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.
Below are the counties that are near Boydsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boydsville:
- Weakley County (The home county of Boydsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Ore Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Gleason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Pillowville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Sidonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Benton County
- Big Sandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- McKenzie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- New Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Conyersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- India
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- McConnell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rives
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Protemus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hazel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <1>
- New Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Kirksey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Almo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- New Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Carlisle County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Milburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Kirbyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cayce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Jordan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Bell City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Tri City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westplains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westplains is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickory
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Fancy Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Fulgham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Olive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Scale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boydsville, see our County-by-County Page for Boydsville.
Cemeteries Near Boydsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boydsville.
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 Boydsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boydsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Boydsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pickard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Millie P. Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301726 <2>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cavitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (992 more) ...
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Story Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pittman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<3>
While we didn't find Boydsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boydsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boydsville, with the one closest to Boydsville listed first.
- Boydsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Lynnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Palmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmersville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
- Harris Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Dukedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dukedom is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukedom
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Puryear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Pilot Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Oak is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Oak
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boydsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boydsville.
Newspapers Published in Boydsville ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boydsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boydsville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boydsville.
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 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 Boydsville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Weakley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Henry County
- Obion County
- Calloway County
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Marshall 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 Boydsville, 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- Boydsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |