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 Houston (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 Houston. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Houston is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Lauderdale (AL), Decatur, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis & Perry.
Below are the counties that are near Houston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Houston:
- Wayne County (The home county of Houston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Lutts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <2>
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Collinwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
- Cypress Inn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Inn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Slickrock Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Ashland Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Corning ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Milledgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Dunbar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Pleasant Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Mount Lebanon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Decaturville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decaturville
- Decaturville is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decaturville <2>
- Scotts Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Hill
- Scotts Hill is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Hill <2>
- Parsons
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
- Parsons is located in Decatur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <2>
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Johnson Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Lowryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Swift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Centerview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Belle Meade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Saltillo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- New Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <2>
- Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Nixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Pyburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Crump
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Crump is located in Hardin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <2>
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Sardis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Henderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <2>
- Reagan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reagan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Reagan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <2>
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Westpoint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Saint Joseph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <2>
- Busby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Voorhies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Hohenwald
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenwald
- Hohenwald is located in Lewis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hohenwald <2>
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Adamsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in McNairy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <2>
- Tulu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Stantonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Flatwoods is located in Perry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <2>
- Linden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <2>
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Riverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Threet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Cloverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
- Pruitton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Zip City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- McGee Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jacksonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Arnot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Green Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Bailey Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Mars Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Saint Florian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Florian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Tishomingo County (MS)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Houston, see our County-by-County Page for Houston.
Cemeteries Near Houston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Houston.
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 Houston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Rayburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rayburn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rayburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Heber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Heber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Heber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Nowlin Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nowlin Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nowlin Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Herndon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Eaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Davana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davana Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (802 more) ...
- Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cypert - Thornton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypert - Thornton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cypert - Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cypert - Copeland - Lay Cemetery
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Houston had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Martins Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mills
- Martins Mills is located in Wayne County
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lutts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lutts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutts
- Lutts is located in Wayne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutts <2>
- Olivehill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Victory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Gillises Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillises Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillises Mills
- Gillises Mills is located in Hardin County
- Weatherford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
- Weatherford is located in Wayne County
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
- Waynesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
- Lowryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittens Stand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Swift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
- Cerro Gordo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Swift
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Houston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Houston.
Newspapers Published in Houston ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Houston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Houston, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Houston.
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 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 Houston:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //sos.tn.gov/tsla
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Decatur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hardin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Henderson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lawrence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lewis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McNairy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Colbert County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tishomingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Tennessee
- Cemeteries of Wayne County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecountytn.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Houston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2415, Longitude: -87.9178 In this case, the coordinates for Houston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |