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 Five Forks (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 Five Forks. 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 Five Forks ...
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 Five Forks: Five Frks.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Five Forks. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Five Forks.
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 and doctors 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.
Five Forks is located in Hardin County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Lauderdale (AL), Tishomingo (MS), Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Five Forks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Forks:
- Hardin County (The home county of Five Forks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Saltillo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Swift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Centerview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Johnson Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Belle Meade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Scotts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Reagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Chesterfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Middle Fork
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Poplar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Parkers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Adamsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Stantonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Purdy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Finger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tulu
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Bethel Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Michie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Falcon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Eastview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Flatwoods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Lutts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Forks, see our County-by-County Page for Five Forks.
Cemeteries Near Five Forks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Forks.
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 Five Forks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Forks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turnbow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whitelawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saltillo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tarbet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corinth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (807 more) ...
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cawthon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Five Forks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Five Forks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Forks, with the one closest to Five Forks listed first.
- Saltillo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Point Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Thurman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Swift
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Morris Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morris Chapel is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel
- Dunbar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Milledgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Scotts Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bath Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Forks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Forks.
Newspapers Published in Five Forks ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Forks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Forks, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Forks.
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 Five Forks:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale 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> | 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- Five Forks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Five Forks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |