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 Heloise (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 Heloise. 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.
Heloise is located in Dyer 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 Dyer County: Mississippi (AR), Pemiscot (MO), Crockett, Gibson, Lake, Lauderdale & Obion.
Below are the counties that are near Heloise. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heloise:
- Dyer County (The home county of Heloise)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Ayers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Boothspoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Mengelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Finley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Middle City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Bogota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Unionville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dyersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Bishop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Meacham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Bruceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Chestnut Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Elizabeth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Maury Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Maury City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Powells Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Powells Ferry is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,319 people
- Ridgely
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Tiptonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Edith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Arp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Halls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Flippin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Gates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Luckett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Ripley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glimp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Fort Pillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Henning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Durhamville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Hornbeak
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Clay County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Bell City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Nimmons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Armorel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Barfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Blytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gosnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gosnell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
- Burdette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Stark City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Stark City is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark City
- Dell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Luxora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Rington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Manila
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manila is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <1>
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <1>
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Tinkerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tinkerville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkerville
- Rives
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Caruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cotton Plant
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Kennett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Sumach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- White Oak
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Senath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
- Rington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Pine City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- New Madrid County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Portageville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Conran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Gideon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Cooter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caruthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Braggadocio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Hayti
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <1>
- Hayti Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Deering
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Deering is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Netherlands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Gobler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
- Mid City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mid City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid City
- Pascola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bragg City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heloise, see our County-by-County Page for Heloise.
Cemeteries Near Heloise ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heloise.
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 Heloise - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heloise covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooter Cemetery
- Upper Cooter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30386 <2>
- Number 8 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Number 9 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Holley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Heloise in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heloise.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heloise, with the one closest to Heloise listed first.
- Cottonwood Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Point
- Ayers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tyler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Boothspoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Cooter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tennemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennemo is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennemo
- Caruthersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hales Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hales Point is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Point
- Finley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Barfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Covington is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Hathaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hathaway is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Braggadocio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Gayoso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayoso
- Double Bridges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Heloise. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heloise.
Newspapers Published in Heloise ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heloise.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heloise, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heloise.
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 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 Heloise:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Dyer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crockett County
- Haywood County
- Lake County
- Lauderdale County
- Obion County
- Clay County
- Mississippi County
- Dunklin County
- New Madrid County
- Pemiscot 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 Heloise, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Heloise) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |