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 Four Points (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 Four Points. 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 Four Points ...
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 have occurred.
Another variation: Four Point.
- A typical abbreviation for Four Points: Four Pts.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Four Points is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Four Points. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Four Points:
- Gibson County (The home county of Four Points)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rutherford is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherford <1>
- Dyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
- Tilghman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atwood
- From Four Points to Atwood
- Trezevant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wingo
- From Four Points to Wingo
- McLemoresville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitthorne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- McKenzie is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <1>
- Hico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hico
- From Four Points to Hico
- Lavinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntingdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Elizabeth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Gadsden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Crockett Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maury Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Fruitvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alamo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maury City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Bells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Churchton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Tatumville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trimble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Newbern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tigrett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Meacham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dyersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bruceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Henderson County
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHaney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Henry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <1>
- New Boston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Cottage Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Three Way
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windy City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Claybrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rives
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McConnell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McConnell
- From Four Points to McConnell
- Obion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
- Englewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <1>
- Pierce Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- South Fulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- South Fulton is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fulton <1>
- Hornbeak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak
- Hornbeak is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeak <1>
- Woodland Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pillowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <1>
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gleason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Gleason is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <1>
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Terrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Terrell
- From Four Points to Terrell
- Tumbling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Fulton County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jordan
- From Four Points to Jordan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Four Points, see our County-by-County Page for Four Points.
Cemeteries Near Four Points ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Four Points.
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 Four Points covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Griffins Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hillis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the China Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the China Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Old Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
While we didn't find Four Points in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Four Points.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Four Points, with the one closest to Four Points listed first.
- Bradford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewild
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idlewild have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Idlewild is located in Gibson County
- Rutherford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Rutherford is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutherford <1>
- Dyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gann
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Gann is located in Gibson County
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Gibson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <1>
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Christmasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmasville
- Christmasville is located in Carroll County
- Pillowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillowville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Atwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Atwood
- From Four Points to Atwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Milan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trezevant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dresden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Dresden is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Four Points. See our List of 1890's Communities around Four Points.
Newspapers Published in Four Points ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Four Points.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Four Points, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Four Points.
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 either 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 Four Points:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Fulton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Four Points. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 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. |
<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 Four Points, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Four Points) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Four Points. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1101, Longitude: -88.8576 |