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 Christian Chapel (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 Christian Chapel. 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 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.
Christian Chapel is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Christian Chapel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Christian Chapel:
- Gibson County (The home county of Christian Chapel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Goat City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sitka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Lavinia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Whitthorne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Cedar Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Trezevant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Wingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Fruitvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Maury Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Bells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Maury City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Tigrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Tatumville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Churchton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Bishop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bruceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlkes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Dyersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Meacham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Middle City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Owl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Wellwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Allens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Woodland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Brownsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Woodville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Nutbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Hillville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- White Fern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Halls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Flippin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Edith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Three Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Windy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Oakfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lawrence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Spring Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Claybrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Malesus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Mercer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Kenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Obion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sidonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pillowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Christian Chapel, see our County-by-County Page for Christian Chapel.
Cemeteries Near Christian Chapel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Christian Chapel.
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 Christian Chapel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Christian Chapel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Motley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cox's Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McLeary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Averys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Averys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Alamo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8769 <2>
- Collinsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Christian Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Christian Chapel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Gibson Wells
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Brazil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Alamo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Medina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maury City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Christian Chapel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Christian Chapel.
Newspapers Published in Christian Chapel ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Christian Chapel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Christian Chapel, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Christian Chapel.
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 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 Christian Chapel:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Weakley 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Christian Chapel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Christian Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |