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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gail. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gail to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gail, please Contact Us.
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 Gail (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 Gail. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gail is historic, it would have been located within present day Chester 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 Chester County: Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison & McNairy.
Below are the counties that are near Gail. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gail:
- Chester County (The home county of Gail)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Silerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Masseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Deanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Decatur County
- Scotts Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- Fayette Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Hornsby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Teague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Shandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Essary Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Whiteville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Hickory Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Crump
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- New Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Saltillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Savannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Hamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Woodland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Wellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Eurekaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Willow Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Middle Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Rhodes Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- White Fern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Reagan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Parkburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Pinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Medon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lawrence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Huntersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Claybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Oakfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Finger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Falcon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ramer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Stantonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Chewalla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Tippah County (MS)
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gail, see our County-by-County Page for Gail.
Cemeteries Near Gail ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gail.
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 Gail - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Fyre Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wamble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Owens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Montezuma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Henderson.
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (449 more) ...
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
While we didn't find Gail in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gail.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gail, with the one closest to Gail listed first.
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Pine Top
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Masseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Deanburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- McNairy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McNairy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNairy
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rose Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Sweet Lips
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Toone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Shandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Malesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gail. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gail.
Newspapers Published in Gail ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gail.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gail, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gail.
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 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 Gail:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Chester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Tippah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |