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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Farmville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Farmville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Farmville, 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 Farmville (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 Farmville. 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 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 Farmville is historic, it would have been located within present day Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Farmville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Farmville:
- Henderson County (The home county of Farmville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Parkers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Union Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Reagan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Middle Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Chaseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Sandy Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Bruceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hollow Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huntingdon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McLemoresville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Lavinia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Hico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Mifflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Jacks Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sweet Lips
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Sugar Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Parsons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Decaturville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Pleasant Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Graball
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Goat City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Ledbetter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Sitka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Medina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Union Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Hardin County
- Saltillo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Manleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Hustburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Plant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Claybrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Spring Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Oakfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Lawrence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Three Way
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weakley County
- Pillowville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Farmville, see our County-by-County Page for Farmville.
Cemeteries Near Farmville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Farmville.
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 Farmville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Farmville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Farmsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dameron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greener Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Todd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lovell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (683 more) ...
- Marlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kizer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Farmville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Farmville, with the one closest to Farmville listed first.
- Morgan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Poplar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Alberton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Dollar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Bargerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bargerton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargerton
- Bible Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bible Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Hill
- Chaseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Buena Vista
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spain is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Farmville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmville.
Newspapers Published in Farmville ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Farmville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Farmville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Farmville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Humphreys County
- Madison County
- Perry County
- Weakley 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 Farmville, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Farmville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |