RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Tipton County >> Detroit >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Tennessee

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee





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 Detroit (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 Detroit. 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.

Detroit is located in Tipton 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 Tipton County: Crittenden (AR), Mississippi (AR), Fayette, Haywood, Lauderdale & Shelby.

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

  • Tipton County     (The home county of Detroit)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Walnut Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
    • Gilt Edge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Burlison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
      • Burlison is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <2>
    • Garland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Bride
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
      • Bride is located in Tipton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bride
      • From Detroit to Bride
    • Randolph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
    • Covington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Munford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Drummonds
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Atoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
      • Atoka is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <2>
    • Clopton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Clopton is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
    • Mount Carmel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Braden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gallaway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory Withe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Withe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
  • Haywood County
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Fulton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fort Pillow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
      • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashport
      • From Detroit to Ashport
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
    • Glimp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
    • Luckett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Henning
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Arp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Durhamville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ripley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Flippin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flippin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
      • Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flippin
      • From Detroit to Flippin
    • Edith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edith
      • From Detroit to Edith
    • Gates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Rosemark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Millington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cuba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cuba
      • From Detroit to Cuba
    • Lucy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Giles Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giles Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County
    • Lakeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
    • Spring Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
    • Ramsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Ramsey is located in Shelby County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramsey
      • From Detroit to Ramsey
    • Woodstock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • Bartlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <2>
  • Craighead County (AR)
    • Caraway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caraway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway
      • Caraway is located in Craighead County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caraway <2>
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Gilmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Turrell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <2>
    • Clarkedale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
      • Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Osceola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Driver
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Wilson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
    • Luxora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luxora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
      • Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Marie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Keiser
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keiser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
      • Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Burdette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Victoria
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
    • Bassett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bardstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bardstown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
      • Bardstown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bardstown
      • From Detroit to Bardstown
    • Joiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Athelstan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athelstan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
      • Athelstan is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Athelstan
      • From Detroit to Athelstan
    • Armorel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armorel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
      • Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Poinsett County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Detroit, with the one closest to Detroit listed first.
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lepanto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
      • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <2>
    • Rivervale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivervale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
      • Rivervale is located in Poinsett County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Detroit ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Detroit.

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

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

  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Samuels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18156 <4>
  • Bates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8979 <4>
  • Old Fulton Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randolph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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.
  • Ravenscroft Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravenscroft Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravenscroft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Randolph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Randolph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (314 more) ...
    • Campground Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Detroit had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Gilt Edge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Burlison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlison
    • Burlison is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlison <2>
  • Garland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Fulton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bride
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bride. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
    • Bride is located in Tipton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bride
    • From Detroit to Bride
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Pillow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mack
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
    • Mack is located in Lauderdale County
  • Nodena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nodena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
    • Nodena is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Brighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Tipton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <2>
  • Sans Souci
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Souci have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
    • Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County (AR)
  • Golddust
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golddust have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
    • Golddust is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Detroit ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Detroit.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Detroit, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Detroit.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Detroit:

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

The official website for Tipton County: www.tiptonco.com

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>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.
<5>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 Detroit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Detroit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Detroit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5888, Longitude: -89.8134       In this case, the coordinates for Detroit have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025