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 Crossland (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 Crossland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Crossland is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Crossland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossland:
- Henry County (The home county of Crossland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Puryear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Whitlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- India
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- McKenzie
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Houston County
- McKinnon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- McConnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Snider
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Tumbling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Dresden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Protemus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 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 Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Almo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Fulton County (KY)
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Bell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hickory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Symsonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hickman County (KY)
- Fulgham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Hardin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Olive
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dogtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Aurora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Scale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scale is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Tatumsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossland, see our County-by-County Page for Crossland.
Cemeteries Near Crossland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crossland.
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 Crossland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crossland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Humphreys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Provine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1055 more) ...
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Crossland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crossland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crossland, with the one closest to Crossland listed first.
- Hazel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Puryear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Harris Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Boydsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- New Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Whitlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Lynnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmersville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
- India
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crossland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crossland.
Newspapers Published in Crossland ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crossland, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crossland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Crossland:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Houston County
- Obion County
- Stewart County
- Weakley County
- Calloway 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> | 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 Crossland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Crossland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |