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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dukes Store. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dukes Store to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dukes Store, please Contact Us.
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 Dukes Store (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 Dukes Store. 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.
Name Variations for Dukes Store ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Dukes Store, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Dukes Store may originally have been Duke's Store.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dukes Store might be written as Duke Store.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dukes Store is historic, it would have been located within present day Maury 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 Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Dukes Store. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dukes Store:
- Maury County (The home county of Dukes Store)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Ashwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Graymere Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Ben ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Armour Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broadview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Arkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Palmetto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Whitaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Spencers Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Abiff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Bufords
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Olivet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Weakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Trigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Duck River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Primm Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Swan Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Tottys Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Aetna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Webber City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- New Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Kimmins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Voorhies
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Anes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Chapel Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Allisona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Duplex
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Thompson's Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <3>
- Harpeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leipers Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Southall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Peytonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Fernvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dukes Store, see our County-by-County Page for Dukes Store.
Cemeteries Near Dukes Store ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dukes Store.
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 Dukes Store - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dukes Store covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- St. Johns Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
- The St. Johns Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18098 <6>
- Polk Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Polk Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located between<4> the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the northeast of Mount Pleasant.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #186622 <6>
- Westbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pillow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pillow Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17123 <6>
- Kittrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kittrell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the southwest of Columbia.
- Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the west of Columbia.
- The Zion Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20725 <6>
- Salem Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the west of Columbia.
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548376 <6>
- Estes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Estes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Columbia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11799 <6>
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKennan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walker - Spatswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bynum - Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1422 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter - Kittrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find Dukes Store in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dukes Store.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dukes Store, with the one closest to Dukes Store listed first.
- Ashwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Canaan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Frierson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Bigbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Ben ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Godwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Godwin is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Williamsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hampshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dukes Store. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dukes Store.
Newspapers Published in Dukes Store ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dukes Store.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dukes Store, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dukes Store.
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 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 Dukes Store:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Dukes Store, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Mount Pleasant and Columbia. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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- Dukes Store) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | 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. |