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 Gravel Hill (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 Gravel Hill. 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 Gravel Hill ...
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 occur.
Another variation: Gravelhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Gravel Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gravel Hill.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Gravel Hill is located in McNairy 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 McNairy County: Alcorn (MS), Chester, Hardeman & Hardin.
Below are the counties that are near Gravel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gravel Hill:
- McNairy County (The home county of Gravel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Eastview
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Caffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Guys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Michie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Ramer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Stantonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Selmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Bethel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Masseyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Enville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Sweet Lips
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Montezuma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Silerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Henderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jacks Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Deanburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Essary Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Hornsby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Middleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Toone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Nash Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Pyburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bruton Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Belle Meade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Sardis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alcorn County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Allentown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Glen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Glens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Kossuth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biggersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Searcy Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Hightown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Rienzi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Jacinto
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Pisgah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Altitude
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Booneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Tippah County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Walnut
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Falkner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Burnsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Short
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Iuka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Holcut
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gravel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gravel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Gravel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gravel Hill.
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 Gravel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gravel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lorraine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Michie.
- The Michie Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Michie Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458345 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Gravel Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gravel Hill, with the one closest to Gravel Hill listed first.
- Caffey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Guys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ramer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Michie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Wenasoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
- Stantonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Selmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chewalla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Hurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hurley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gift
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gift is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Kendrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kendrick is located in Alcorn County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Bethel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gravel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gravel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Gravel Hill ...
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 Gravel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gravel Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gravel Hill.
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 helpful 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 Gravel Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to McNairy County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Alcorn County
- Prentiss County
- Tippah County
- Tishomingo 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 Gravel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |