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 Forks of Blue Creek (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 Forks of Blue Creek. 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 Forks of Blue Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Forks Of Bluecreek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys 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 Humphreys County: Benton, Dickson, Henry, Hickman, Houston & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Forks of Blue Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forks of Blue Creek:
- Humphreys County (The home county of Forks of Blue Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon Roost
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Bethpage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- McEwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hurricane Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Halls Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hustburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- New Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Brevards Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Wildlife Cove Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Faxon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Coxburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Sandy Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Chaseville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Bruceton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollow Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Sugar Tree
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Jeannette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Tennessee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Pond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Slayden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tidwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Abiff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Dunn Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Manleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Springville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Salt Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Only
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Graham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Whitfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Nunnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Lyles
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Graytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Pleasantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Omega ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McKinnon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Oakridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Louise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- McAllisters Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Lobelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Beardstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Cumberland City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Dover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Indian Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forks of Blue Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Forks of Blue Creek.
Cemeteries Near Forks of Blue Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forks of Blue Creek.
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 Forks of Blue Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forks of Blue Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scurlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Choate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bennyfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKelvy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Guinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beasley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (901 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCollum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Forks of Blue Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forks of Blue Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forks of Blue Creek, with the one closest to Forks of Blue Creek listed first.
- Gorman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gorman is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
- Waverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hurricane Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
- Plant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Woolworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Tennessee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Hustburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Only
(14 miles [22.5 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 Forks of Blue Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forks of Blue Creek.
Newspapers Published in Forks of Blue Creek ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forks of Blue Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forks of Blue Creek, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forks of Blue Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forks of Blue Creek:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Humphreys County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Montgomery County
- Perry County
- Stewart 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 '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- Forks of Blue Creek) 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 Forks of Blue Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |