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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Griffin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Griffin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Griffin, 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 Griffin (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 Griffin. 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 northeast 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Griffin is historic, it would have been located within present day Houston 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 Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Griffin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Griffin:
- Houston County (The home county of Griffin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brownsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Omega ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Faxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brevards Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Wildlife Cove Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Coxburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Chaseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Bruceton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Decatur County
- Sugar Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Slayden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Tennessee City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Vanleer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Pond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Woods Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Oak Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Oakland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Spring Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
- India
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Whitlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Only
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Halls Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- McEwen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Bethpage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Buffalo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Oakridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Oakwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Dotsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Louise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Cumberland City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Legate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Snider
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- New Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Hazel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Griffin, see our County-by-County Page for Griffin.
Cemeteries Near Griffin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Griffin.
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 Griffin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Griffin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Keel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Askew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hill Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Irish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rushing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Phifer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1057 more) ...
- Luten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Griffin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Griffin.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Griffin, with the one closest to Griffin listed first.
- Danville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Faxon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Clydeton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
- Stewart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stribling is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
- Big Sandy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tennessee Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pace is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Woolworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Manleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkhorn is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Griffin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Griffin.
Newspapers Published in Griffin ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Griffin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Griffin, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Griffin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Griffin:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Humphreys County
- Montgomery County
- Stewart County
- Calloway 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 Griffin, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |