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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 Cypress Inn (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 Cypress Inn. 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 and hospitals 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.

Cypress Inn is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Lauderdale (AL), Decatur, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis & Perry.

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Cypress Inn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Inn, with the one closest to Cypress Inn listed first.
    • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
    • Lutts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Corning ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Corning is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
    • Sorby ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Sorby is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
    • Waynesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Slickrock Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
    • Ashland Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Inn, with the one closest to Cypress Inn listed first.
    • Lowryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gibbs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gibbs is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Bruton Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
    • White Sulphur ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
    • Nixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Pyburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Belle Meade
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
    • Centerview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerview is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
    • Paulks ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Paulks is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
    • Nash Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Lawrence County
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Inn, with the one closest to Cypress Inn listed first.
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
    • Wilson Dam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Riverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
    • Sheffield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Florence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gatesville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
    • Cherokee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingleton ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
    • Tuscumbia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Lawrence County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Inn, with the one closest to Cypress Inn listed first.
    • Wheeler Dam Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
    • Red Bank
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tishomingo County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Cypress Inn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypress Inn.

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 Cypress Inn - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cypress Inn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Barkley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Darby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Darby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Balentine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Austin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Hayes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pigg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (783 more) ...
    • Old Chestnut Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Francis - King - Lucas Public Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cypress Inn had a population of 91 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Kendell ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendell
  • Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
  • Cloverdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Weatherford ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Weatherford is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Victory ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stout
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stout is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
  • Gravelly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gravelly Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Springs
  • Rhodesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rhodesville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesville
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Light is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pruitton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lutts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wright is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright

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

Newspapers Published in Cypress Inn ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypress Inn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cypress Inn, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cypress Inn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cypress Inn:

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 Cypress Inn, 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- Cypress Inn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.