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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 Claybrook (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 Claybrook. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Claybrook is located in Madison County.

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 Madison County: Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood & Henderson.

Below are the counties that are near Claybrook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Claybrook:

  • Madison County     (The home county of Claybrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.
    • Spring Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lawrence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
    • Jackson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Way
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
      • Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
    • Malesus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Malesus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
      • Malesus is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Malesus
      • From Claybrook to Malesus
    • Windy City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Pinson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Parkburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
      • Parkburg is located in Madison County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
    • Huntersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Medon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County
  • Chester County
  • Crockett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.
    • Gadsden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Fruitvale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Bells
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Alamo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Decatur County
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.
    • Goat City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
      • Goat City is located in Gibson County
    • Graball
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
    • Medina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Sitka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledbetter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
    • Gibson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Humboldt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Whitway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Union Central
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Concord
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.
    • Teague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Hardeman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
    • Toone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
      • Toone is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.
    • Wellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
      • Wellwood is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellwood
      • From Claybrook to Wellwood
    • Woodland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Henderson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.
    • White Fern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • McHaney ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
      • McHaney is located in Henderson County
    • Union Cross
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
      • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
    • Huron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Middle Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhodes Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
    • Farmville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Henderson County
    • Chesterfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chesterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chesterfield
      • From Claybrook to Chesterfield
    • Reagan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McNairy County
    • Finger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finger
      • Finger is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finger <2>
  • Weakley County
    • Pillowville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillowville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
      • Pillowville is located in Weakley County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Claybrook, see our County-by-County Page for Claybrook.

Cemeteries Near Claybrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Claybrook.

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 Claybrook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.

  • Independence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Browns Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (493 more) ...
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Hephzibah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hephzibah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hephzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Caffey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caffey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Claybrook had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Claybrook, with the one closest to Claybrook listed first.

  • Law
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Law have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law
    • Law is located in Henderson County
  • Spring Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • White Fern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crucifer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crucifer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
    • Crucifer is located in Henderson County
  • Juno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
    • Juno is located in Henderson County
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • McHaney ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
    • McHaney is located in Henderson County
  • Cedar Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Beech Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bluff
    • Beech Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Bluff <2>
  • Luray
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
    • Luray is located in Henderson County
  • Bargerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bargerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargerton
    • Bargerton is located in Henderson County
  • Oakfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Spain ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
      • Spain is located in Henderson County
    • Lavinia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Huron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Claybrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Claybrook.

Newspapers Published in Claybrook ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Claybrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Claybrook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Claybrook.

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 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 Claybrook:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Claybrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Claybrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claybrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7125, Longitude: -88.6342    
<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 Claybrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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