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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Economy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Economy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Economy, 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 Economy (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 Economy. 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 and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Economy is historic, it would have been located within present day Hardin 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 Hardin County: Lauderdale (AL), Tishomingo (MS), Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Economy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Economy:
- Hardin County (The home county of Economy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Belle Meade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- New Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Nixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bruton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Lowryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Montezuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Dunbar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Scotts Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Decaturville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Parsons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reagan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Chesterfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Adamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stantonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Leapwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Tulu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Caffey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Eastview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Selmer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Guys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Finger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Perry County
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Lutts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Waynesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress Inn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Riverton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Threet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Corinth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Short
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Economy, see our County-by-County Page for Economy.
Cemeteries Near Economy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Economy.
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 Economy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Economy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Neill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hermon Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Savannah.
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15935 <4>
- Hurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Robinsons Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Breckenridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harbor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Casey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Isaac Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (780 more) ...
- Savannah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Savannah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Savannah.
- The Savannah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Savannah City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18194 <4>
- Doran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Economy itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Economy, with the one closest to Economy listed first.
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Savannah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maddox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maddox is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Cerro Gordo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Nixon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Pittsburg Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing
- Olivehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olivehill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivehill
- Lowryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Gillises Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillises Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Hurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Economy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Economy.
Newspapers Published in Economy ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Economy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Economy, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Economy.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Economy:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Henderson County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Alcorn County
- Tishomingo 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 Economy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Economy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |