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 hospitals and 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 Obion 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 Obion County: Fulton (KY), Dyer, Gibson, Lake & 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:
- Obion 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.
- Kenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Obion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Rives
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Union City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hornbeak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Pierce Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Woodland Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- South Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Samburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Atwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Wingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McKenzie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McLemoresville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Whitthorne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Elizabeth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Crockett Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Maury Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Maury City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Alamo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Churchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Meacham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Bishop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Tigrett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Bogota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Dyersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Middle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Bruceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Finley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Tilghman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Dyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Four Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Brazil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Union Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Gibson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Ledbetter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Owl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Ridgely
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunkist Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- New Markham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Proctor City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Tiptonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale County
- Halls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Sidonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Terrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pillowville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Latham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Gleason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Jordan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Hickman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Graves County (KY)
- Water Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Christian Chapel, with the one closest to Christian Chapel listed first.
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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.
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hollomon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethpage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keathy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alamo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Dortch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry 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.<3>
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.
- Mason Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mason Hall is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
- Kenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crockett is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moffatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moffatt is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffatt
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Mount Pelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pelia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pelia
- Obion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Yorkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Rives
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gardner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Terrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
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 49 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. 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 first turn to 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 Obion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Gibson County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Weakley County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman 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 Christian Chapel, 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' 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'. |