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 Dollar (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 Dollar. 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 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.
Dollar is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Benton, Decatur, Gibson, Henderson, Henry, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Dollar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dollar:
- Carroll County (The home county of Dollar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Anark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Bruceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Huntingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- McLemoresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McKenzie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Trezevant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Chaseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Sandy Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Wildlife Cove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Big Sandy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Chester County
- Mifflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Jeannette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Scotts Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Ledbetter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Graball
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Whitway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Goat City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Union Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Parkers Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Huron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Reagan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Middle Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- India
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Hustburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Plant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hurricane Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Roost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Grandmother Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Claybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Lobelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Pillowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Tumbling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Gleason
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dollar, see our County-by-County Page for Dollar.
Cemeteries Near Dollar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dollar.
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 Dollar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dollar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birdwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eubank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jamison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ritter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enochs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (795 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lovell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(5 miles [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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dollar had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dollar, with the one closest to Dollar listed first.
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Holladay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Clarksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Chaseville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Hollow Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rosser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosser is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosser
- McIllwain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McIllwain is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIllwain
- Lipe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lipe is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipe
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huntingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Leach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leach is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dollar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dollar.
Newspapers Published in Dollar ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dollar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dollar, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dollar.
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 either 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 Dollar:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Weakley 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 Dollar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dollar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |