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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Heights ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Heights: Hickory Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Heights.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Hickory Heights is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Heights:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Hickory Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Lawrenceburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Leoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ethridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Webber City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Busby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Weakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Bodenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Gordon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Minor Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Green Field
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bufords
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Powell Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Voorhies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Lincoln County
- Dellrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Cornersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Screamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scotts Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Southport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Frierson Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Broadview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Mount Pleasant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hampshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culleoka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Zion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Scribner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Ashland Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Waynesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Belew ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Anderson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Comer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Green Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Pruitton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Estep ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lawrence County (AL)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Lester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Pettusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lentzville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Hay's Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Heights.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Mimosa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tripp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McLean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawrenceburg City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (975 more) ...
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Heights, with the one closest to Hickory Heights listed first.
- Lawrenceburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seven ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
- Pleasant Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Ethridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Fall River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Bodenham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Knob Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Brace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brace is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
- Busby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Wales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Heights.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Heights ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Heights, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Heights.
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 Heights:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone 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 Heights, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |