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 Egam (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 Egam. 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 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.
Egam is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Egam. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Egam:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Egam)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Hughey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Harms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Elk Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Clarks Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Park City Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Whitaker
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Raus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Willow Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Cascade Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Normandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Homaway Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Southgate Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Garner Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Huntland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Frankewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Trigg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dickson Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Aymett Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Delina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Belfast
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cochran
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- South Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Culleoka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Leftwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Philadelphia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Lynchburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Jackson County (AL)
- Francisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Ardmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Pettusville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Elkmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Capshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Fairmount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Elkwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Hazel Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Meridianville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Jeff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Normal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Egam, see our County-by-County Page for Egam.
Cemeteries Near Egam ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Egam.
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 Egam - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Egam covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Cary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Commons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Martin - Chitwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dickey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1590 more) ...
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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 Egam in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Egam.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Egam, with the one closest to Egam listed first.
- Harms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Hughey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Howell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Molino
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Blakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Delina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Dellrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Egam. See our List of 1890's Communities around Egam.
Newspapers Published in Egam ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Egam.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Egam, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Egam.
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 Egam:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 Egam, 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- Egam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |