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 Hickory Corners (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 Hickory Corners. 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 Hickory Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Corners: Hickory Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Corners.
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 hospitals and 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.
Hickory Corners is located in Chester 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 Chester County: Hardeman, Hardin, Henderson, Madison & McNairy.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Corners:
- Chester County (The home county of Hickory Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Silerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Sweet Lips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Enville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Mifflin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Milledgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Decatur County
- Scotts Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- Fayette Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Hornsby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Teague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Shandy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Toone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Essary Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Rogers Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Whiteville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Newcastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Crump
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Saltillo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Hamburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Nash Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Nixon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Estimated population in 2014: 718 people
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hillville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Wellwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Eurekaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Rhodes Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Huron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Fern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Reagan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parkburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Medon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lawrence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Denmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Claybrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Oakfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Finger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Adamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ramer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eastview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Stantonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Caffey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Alcorn County (MS)
- Corinth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tippah County (MS)
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Corners.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Corners.
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 Hickory Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Cason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cave Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wamble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fyre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haltoms Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montezuma UMC Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Henderson.
- The Montezuma UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montezuma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389702 <3>
- New Montezuma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Montezuma Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Montezuma Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Henderson.
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Montezuma Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Hatchie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Hickory Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Corners, with the one closest to Hickory Corners listed first.
- Masseyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- McNairy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McNairy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNairy
- Pine Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Henderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deanburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Rose Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sweet Lips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Medon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Teague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Selmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacks Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Corners.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Corners ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Corners, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hickory Corners:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Chester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Alcorn County
- Tippah 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Hickory Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |