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 Elk Mill Village (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 Elk Mill Village. 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 Elk Mill Village ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Elk Mill Village: Elk Ml. Vlg. (or less commonly used: Elk Mll. Vlg.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Elk Mill Village 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 Elk Mill Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elk Mill Village:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Elk Mill Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Fayetteville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clarks Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Harms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Park City Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Camargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Hughey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Howell Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Corder Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Pearl City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Whitaker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Raus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Palmetto
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Shelbyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Cascade Hollow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Normandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Homaway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Southgate Park
(24 miles [38.6 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Lexie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Garner Ford
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Huntland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Decherd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sal City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Frankewing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Trigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Delina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- New Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cochran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- South Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Francisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Baileytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Hollytree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Ardmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 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 southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Hay's Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Fairmount
(30 miles [48.3 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 Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Hazel Green
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Elkwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meridianville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Harvest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Country Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Normal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elk Mill Village, see our County-by-County Page for Elk Mill Village.
Cemeteries Near Elk Mill Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk Mill Village.
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 Elk Mill Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elk Mill Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Slater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Norris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Solomon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rhea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1569 more) ...
- Pamplin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hulsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ashby 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.<3>
While we didn't find Elk Mill Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elk Mill Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elk Mill Village, with the one closest to Elk Mill Village listed first.
- Fayetteville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Harms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Howell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Camargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Hughey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Coldwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elk Mill Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elk Mill Village.
Newspapers Published in Elk Mill Village ...
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 Elk Mill Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elk Mill Village, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elk Mill Village.
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 Elk Mill Village:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Elk Mill Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elk Mill Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |