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 the River (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 the River. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 the River is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Forks of the River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forks of the River:
- Gibson County (The home county of Forks of the River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Yorkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tilghman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Four Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Lavinia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Elizabeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Crockett Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Maury Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Maury City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Chestnut Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Gadsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Fruitvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Bells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Tatumville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Tigrett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Churchton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bruceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Dyersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Meacham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Middle City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bogota
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Owl City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Toulon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Allens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Nutbush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Wellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Brownsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Ridgely
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Halls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Edith
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Flippin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Durhamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Three Way
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Windy City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Oakfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Obion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hornbeak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Rives
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Samburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Sidonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Greenfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pillowville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Ralston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- Caruthersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forks of the River, see our County-by-County Page for Forks of the River.
Cemeteries Near Forks of the River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forks of the River.
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 the River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forks of the River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hogue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- The Rehoboth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17685 <2>
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Yorkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- RoEllen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Forks of the River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forks of the River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forks of the River, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.
- Tatumville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Stokes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Yorkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- RoEllen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- RoEllen is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Crockett Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Dyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
- Fowlkes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dyersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forks of the River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forks of the River.
Newspapers Published in Forks of the River ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forks of the River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forks of the River, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Forks of the River.
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 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 Forks of the River:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Pemiscot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forks of the River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forks of the River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |