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 Eagle Hill (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 Eagle Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Eagle Hill is located in Weakley 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 Weakley County: Graves (KY), Carroll, Gibson, Henry & Obion.
Below are the counties that are near Eagle Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eagle Hill:
- Weakley County (The home county of Eagle Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Ore Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Tumbling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Gleason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Pillowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Ralston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sidonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Terrell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Big Sandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sandy Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Faxon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- McKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Wingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Trezevant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Huntingdon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McLemoresville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Atwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Hollow Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Whitthorne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Anark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Whitway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Ledbetter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Concord
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rutherford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Dyer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Puryear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- India
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Conyersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Spring Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- McConnell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Rives
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Union City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Protemus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Hazel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- New Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(23 miles [37 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirksey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Almo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Bell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Tri City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Sedalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Wingo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Mayfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hickman County (KY)
- Fulgham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eagle Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Eagle Hill.
Cemeteries Near Eagle Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eagle Hill.
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 Eagle Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eagle Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jolly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Allman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (978 more) ...
- Phelps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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 Eagle Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eagle Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eagle Hill, with the one closest to Eagle Hill listed first.
- Como
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Como is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmersville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gleason
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- McKenzie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boydsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Pillowville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Puryear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Ralston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eagle Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eagle Hill.
Newspapers Published in Eagle Hill ...
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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eagle Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eagle Hill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eagle Hill.
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 helpful 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 Eagle Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Weakley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Gibson County
- Henry County
- Obion County
- Calloway County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman 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 Eagle Hill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eagle Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |