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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 Fowlkes (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 Fowlkes. 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 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.

Fowlkes is located in Dyer 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 Dyer County: Mississippi (AR), Pemiscot (MO), Crockett, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale & Obion.

Below are the counties that are near Fowlkes. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fowlkes:

  • Dyer County     (The home county of Fowlkes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dyersburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bishop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruceville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Middle City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
      • Middle City is located in Dyer County
    • Finley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
      • Finley is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
    • Richwoods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tigrett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mengelwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Meacham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tatumville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newbern
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crockett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Chestnut Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elizabeth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Maury Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Crockett Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Maury City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Johnsons Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gadsden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Yorkville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Brazil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tilghman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Trenton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Rutherford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Humboldt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <1>
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gibson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Woodville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woodville
      • From Fowlkes to Woodville
    • Toulon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toulon
      • From Fowlkes to Toulon
    • Owl City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
      • Owl City is located in Haywood County
    • Bradford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Haywood County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
    • Allens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
      • Allens is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allens
      • From Fowlkes to Allens
    • Brownsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wellwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
      • Wellwood is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellwood
      • From Fowlkes to Wellwood
    • Willow Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Ridgely
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <1>
    • Powells Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
      • Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
    • Owl City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
      • Owl City is located in Lake County
    • Sunkist Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
      • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
    • Tiptonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Lauderdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Halls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Edith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
      • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Edith
      • From Fowlkes to Edith
    • Flippin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flippin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
      • Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Flippin
      • From Fowlkes to Flippin
    • Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arp
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Durhamville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Glimp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glimp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
      • Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
    • Henning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Luckett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
      • Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashport
      • From Fowlkes to Ashport
    • Daniels Point Landing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
      • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
  • Madison County
    • Providence
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Providence
      • From Fowlkes to Providence
  • Obion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Obion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Hornbeak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Kenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Samburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samburg
      • Samburg is located in Obion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Samburg <1>
    • Troy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Tipton County
    • Gift
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
      • Gift is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Barfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
      • Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barfield
      • From Fowlkes to Barfield
    • Armorel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armorel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
      • Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
    • Blytheville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Pemiscot County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.
    • Caruthersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
      • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <1>
    • Hayti Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
      • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
    • Hayti
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Steele
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
      • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <1>
    • Braggadocio
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggadocio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
      • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Netherlands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stewart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stewart
      • From Fowlkes to Stewart

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fowlkes, see our County-by-County Page for Fowlkes.

Cemeteries Near Fowlkes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowlkes.

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 Fowlkes covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.

  • King Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holly Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Spring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Butterworth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butterworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butterworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorrell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hodge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Memorial Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16856 <4>
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Miller Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Viar Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Fowlkes had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Fowlkes, with the one closest to Fowlkes listed first.

  • Dyersburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Double Bridges
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
    • Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
  • Halls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • RoEllen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for RoEllen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen
    • RoEllen is located in Dyer County
  • Finley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
    • Finley is located in Dyer County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
  • Chestnut Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Nankipoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nankipoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
    • Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stokes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stokes is located in Dyer County
  • Dry Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
    • Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
  • Edith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
    • Edith is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Edith
    • From Fowlkes to Edith
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tatumville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Abernathy ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
      • Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
    • Curve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
      • Curve is located in Lauderdale County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fowlkes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fowlkes.

Newspapers Published in Fowlkes ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowlkes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowlkes, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowlkes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fowlkes:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fowlkes. 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>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.
<5>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 Fowlkes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fowlkes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fowlkes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9702, Longitude: -89.3854    









 

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