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 Grizzard (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 Grizzard. 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 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.
Grizzard is located in Gibson 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 Gibson County: Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Madison & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Grizzard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grizzard:
- Gibson County (The home county of Grizzard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Dyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Four Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tilghman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Union Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Whitway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Atwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Lavinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- McLemoresville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- McKenzie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Elizabeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Crockett Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Maury Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Gadsden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Alamo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Maury City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Johnsons Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Bells
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Tatumville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Churchton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Churchton is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
- Tigrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Trimble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Newbern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Bruceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Meacham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Dyersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Middle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Unionville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bogota
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Owl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Wellwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Allens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Henderson County
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Halls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Three Way
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Windy City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Oakfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Spring Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Providence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Lawrence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Claybrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Obion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Rives
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hornbeak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Pierce Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sidonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pillowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dresden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Terrell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Gleason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ore Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grizzard, see our County-by-County Page for Grizzard.
Cemeteries Near Grizzard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grizzard.
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 Grizzard - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grizzard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Bucksnort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Griers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem 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.<3>
While we didn't find Grizzard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grizzard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grizzard, with the one closest to Grizzard listed first.
- Dyer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brazil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Yorkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Fruitland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Idlewild
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Idlewild is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Gibson Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
- Bradford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tatumville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Stokes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gibson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Gann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gann is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Mason Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Hall is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grizzard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grizzard.
Newspapers Published in Grizzard ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grizzard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grizzard, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grizzard.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Grizzard:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Gibson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Crockett County
- Dyer County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- Obion County
- Weakley 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 Grizzard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Grizzard) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |