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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 Elkton (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 Elkton. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Elkton is located in Giles County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.

Below are the counties that are near Elkton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elkton:

  • Giles County     (The home county of Elkton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Dickson Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
      • Dickson Town is located in Giles County
    • Ardmore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
      • Ardmore is located in Giles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <2>
    • Elkmont Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pisgah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pisgah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pisgah
      • From Elkton to Pisgah
    • Bradshaw ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradshaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
      • Bradshaw is located in Giles County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bradshaw
      • From Elkton to Bradshaw
    • Frankewing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Aymett Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aymett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
      • Aymett Town is located in Giles County
    • Stella
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Green Field
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulaski
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Appleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Appleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
      • Appleton is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Appleton
      • From Elkton to Appleton
    • Fall River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • New Prospect
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
      • New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
    • Liberty Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
      • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
    • Lawrenceburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ethridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
      • Ethridge is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethridge <2>
    • Webber City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
      • Webber City is located in Lawrence County
    • Busby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Cash Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dellrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Coldwater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coldwater
      • From Elkton to Coldwater
    • Molino
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Molino. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
      • Molino is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Molino
      • From Elkton to Molino
    • Pearl City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
      • Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
    • Boonshill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Camargo is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Camargo
      • From Elkton to Camargo
    • Hughey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Lincoln County
    • Park City Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
      • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
    • Park City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Elk Mill Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
      • Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Delina
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • New Town
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Marshall County
    • Yell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
      • Yell is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Yell
      • From Elkton to Yell
    • Talley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Talley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
      • Talley is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Talley
      • From Elkton to Talley
    • Cochran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cochran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
      • Cochran is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cochran
      • From Elkton to Cochran
    • Globe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Belfast
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belfast. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Belfast is located in Marshall County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Belfast
      • From Elkton to Belfast
    • Orrs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
      • Orrs is located in Marshall County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
    • Lewisburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Maury County
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • Garner ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
      • Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bethel
      • From Elkton to Bethel
    • Anderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Confluence
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Confluence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
      • Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Confluence
      • From Elkton to Confluence
    • Estep ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
      • Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Cedar Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
      • Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cedar Hill
      • From Elkton to Cedar Hill
    • Corum ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
      • Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Rogersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Dells Vista Shores
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Comer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slabtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slabtown
      • From Elkton to Slabtown
  • Limestone County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Estaville ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
      • Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Ardmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
      • Ardmore is located in Limestone County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <2>
    • Pettusville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Caro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caro
      • From Elkton to Caro
    • Elkmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont
      • Elkmont is located in Limestone County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkmont <2>
    • Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hay's Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Clifton ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
    • Center Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Athens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cairo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Madison County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.
    • Elkwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
      • Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elkwood
      • From Elkton to Elkwood
    • Toney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest
      • Harvest is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvest <2>
    • Jeff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
      • Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jeff
      • From Elkton to Jeff
    • Hazel Green
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monrovia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Key's Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Key's Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
      • Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Key's Mill
      • From Elkton to Key's Mill
    • Meridianville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Rideout Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rideout Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
      • Rideout Village is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Moore's Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
      • Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elkton, see our County-by-County Page for Elkton.

Cemeteries Near Elkton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elkton.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elkton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.

  • Elkton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elkton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Croney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Croney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Croney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Boswell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boswell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maddox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daly Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ezell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ezell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ezell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Smith Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thornton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bledsoe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bledsoe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bledsoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elkton had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Elkton had a population of 522 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Elkton, with the one closest to Elkton listed first.

  • Elkmont Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
    • Bryson is located in Giles County
  • Conway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Giles County
  • Estaville ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
    • Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Cash Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Veto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
    • Veto is located in Limestone County (AL)
  • Pettusville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dellrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Millville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Millville is located in Lincoln County
  • Bunker Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
  • Lesters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
    • Lesters is located in Giles County
  • Blanche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
    • Blanche is located in Lincoln County
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    • Harwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
      • Harwell is located in Giles County
    • Aspen Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
      • Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
    • Caro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caro
      • From Elkton to Caro

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elkton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elkton.

Newspapers Published in Elkton ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elkton, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elkton.

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 Elkton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Giles County: www.gilescounty-tn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Elkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elkton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0524, Longitude: -86.8916    









 

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