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 Flats (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 Flats. 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 Flats ...
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 Flats: Hickory Flts.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Flats. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Flats.
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 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.
Hickory Flats is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Flats. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Flats:
- Henderson County (The home county of Hickory Flats)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rhodes Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- White Fern
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Union Cross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Clarksburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Cedar Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Anark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Deanburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Silerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Decaturville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Hardeman County
- Hornsby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Swift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Johnson Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Centerview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Savannah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Belle Meade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Claybrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Parkburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Malesus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Spring Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Medon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Leapwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Adamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Finger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Stantonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bethel Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Selmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Rose Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Tulu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Caffey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Eastview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Flats, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Flats.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Flats ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Flats.
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 Flats - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Flats covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grove Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (740 more) ...
- Presler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beecham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Hickory Flats in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Flats.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flats, with the one closest to Hickory Flats listed first.
- Sardis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reagan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Scotts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hill
- Middle Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Sweet Lips
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Morris Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morris Chapel is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel
- Thurman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Jacks Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hinson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hinson Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Springs
- Sibley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Flats. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Flats.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Flats ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Flats.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Flats, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Flats.
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 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 Flats:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Hardeman County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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 Hickory Flats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Flats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |