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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 Guys (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 Guys. 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.

Guys 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 Guys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Guys:

  • McNairy County     (The home county of Guys)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys, with the one closest to Guys listed first.
    • Eastview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Eastview is located in McNairy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Caffey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chewalla
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Michie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Falcon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tulu
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tulu is located in McNairy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
      • Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
    • Selmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stantonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Purdy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rose Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester County
  • Hardeman County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys, with the one closest to Guys listed first.
    • Shiloh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Nash Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
    • Nixon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Nixon is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
      • Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
    • Pyburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
    • White Sulphur ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
    • Crump
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruton Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Gibbs ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Gibbs is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
    • Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Colbert County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys, with the one closest to Guys listed first.
    • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Riverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Caryton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Caryton is located in Colbert County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
  • Lauderdale County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys, with the one closest to Guys listed first.
    • Haddock ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
    • Waterloo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Alcorn County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys, with the one closest to Guys listed first.
    • Corinth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kossuth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Biggersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Glen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Glen is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Glens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Searcy Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
    • Hightown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Rienzi
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jacinto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Prentiss County (MS)
  • Tippah County (MS)
  • Tishomingo County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guys, with the one closest to Guys listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Short
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Holcut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Iuka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Paden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

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

Cemeteries Near Guys ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guys.

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 Guys - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Guys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Guys had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Guys had a population of 430 people.

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

  • Wenasoga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wenasoga is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenasoga
  • Caffey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gravel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Ramer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chewalla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gift
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gift is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
  • Corinth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Michie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cuba
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Falcon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Selmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Theo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Theo is located in Alcorn County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Guys ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guys.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Guys, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Guys.

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 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 Guys:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Guys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Guys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.