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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 Hays Crossing (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 Hays Crossing. 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 Hays Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hays Crossing: Hays Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Hays Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hays Crossing may originally have been Hay's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hays Crossing might be written as Hay Crossing.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hays Crossing is located in Fayette County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Benton (MS), Marshall (MS), Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby & Tipton.

Below are the counties that are near Hays Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hays Crossing:

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Hays Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Moscow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
    • New Bethel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Rossville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Rossville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
    • Macon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Fayette County
    • Elba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Fayette County
    • Forty Five
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
      • Forty Five is located in Fayette County
    • Williston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Canadaville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
      • Canadaville is located in Fayette County
    • Piperton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Oakland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
    • La Grange
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Feathers Chapel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Feathers Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
      • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Hancock County
    • Keeling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
      • Keeling is located in Hancock County
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
      • Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
    • Hickory Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
      • Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Saulsbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
      • Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Whiteville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
      • Whiteville is located in Hardeman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <3>
    • Rogers Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
      • Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
    • Bolivar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Fredonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Haywood County
    • Dancyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
      • Dancyville is located in Haywood County
    • Stanton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Eurekaton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eurekaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
      • Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
    • Ko Ko
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
      • Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Collierville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bailey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Shelby County
    • Forest Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
    • Arlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,748 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
    • Germantown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
      • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <3>
    • Bartlett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
    • Parkway Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
      • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
    • Spring Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
    • Oakville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Shelby County
    • The Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in Shelby County
    • Rosemark
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
      • Rosemark is located in Shelby County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Mason
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gailor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gailor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
      • Gailor is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
    • Gainesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Gainesville is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
    • Clopton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clopton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Clopton is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
    • Idaville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
      • Idaville is located in Tipton County
    • Charleston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
    • Atoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
      • Atoka is located in Tipton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <3>
  • Benton County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Michigan City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Benton County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michigan City <3>
    • Snow Lake Shores
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
      • Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
    • Canaan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
    • Ashland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Benton County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
    • Pine Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Benton County (MS)
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Olive Branch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
      • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <3>
    • Ingrams Mill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
      • Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Bright
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Bright is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Southaven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
      • Southaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <3>
    • Alphaba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
      • Alphaba is located in DeSoto County (MS)
  • Marshall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Slayden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slayden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
      • Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Cayce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Taska
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
      • Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Atway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
      • Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Hudsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hudsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
      • Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Barton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Red Banks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Victoria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
    • Byhalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
      • Byhalia is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <3>
    • Holly Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <3>
    • Marianna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marianna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
      • Marianna is located in Marshall County (MS)
  • Tippah County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hays Crossing, with the one closest to Hays Crossing listed first.
    • Gravestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
      • Gravestown is located in Tippah County (MS)
    • Whitten Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
      • Whitten Town is located in Tippah County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Hays Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hays Crossing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Teague Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teague Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sales Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heaslet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaslet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaslet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Pelt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Pelt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Pelt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (531 more) ...
    • Farley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • McRee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McRee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Hays Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hays Crossing.

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

  • Moscow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
  • Rossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
    • Rossville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
  • Macon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Macon is located in Fayette County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Early Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Early Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Grove
    • Early Grove is located in Marshall County (MS)
  • Elba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Fayette County
  • Williston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
    • Williston is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Piperton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piperton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
    • Piperton is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Canadaville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
    • Canadaville is located in Fayette County
  • Cayce
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
  • Collierville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lamar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Benton County (MS)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <3>
    • La Grange
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
      • La Grange is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Warren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Fayette County

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

Newspapers Published in Hays Crossing ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hays Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hays Crossing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hays Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Hays Crossing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hays Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayettetn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Hays Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 from Point A (ie- Hays Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hays Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0606, Longitude: -89.4667       In this case, the coordinates for Hays Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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