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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 Huron (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 Huron. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Huron 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 Huron. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Huron:

  • Henderson County     (The home county of Huron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Middle Fork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Fern
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhodes Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
    • Lexington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Atkins is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
    • Reagan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Cross
      (12 miles [19.3 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
    • Chesterfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • McHaney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • McHaney is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
    • Parkers Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Darden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Darden is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
  • Benton County
  • Carroll County
  • Chester County
  • Crockett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Gadsden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Fruitvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Decatur County
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Goat City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Goat City is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
    • Graball
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Graball is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
    • Medina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sitka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Gibson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Humboldt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ledbetter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
    • Milan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Central is located in Gibson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
    • Whitway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Teague
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Teague is located in Hardeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
    • Toone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Toone is located in Hardeman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Hornsby
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.
    • Saltillo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Crump
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Swift is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
    • Centerview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Centerview is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
    • Johnson Ford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
    • New Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • New Town is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Paulks ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Paulks is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
    • Savannah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Meade
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Madison County
  • McNairy County
  • Perry County
    • Mousetail ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Mousetail is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Huron, see our County-by-County Page for Huron.

Cemeteries Near Huron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Huron.

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 Huron - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Huron covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.

  • Buckley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mills - Darden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • New Mifflin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Old Big Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mullins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (591 more) ...
    • Old Hephzibah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Frys Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Unity Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Huron had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Huron, with the one closest to Huron listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Huron. See our List of 1890's Communities around Huron.

Newspapers Published in Huron ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Huron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Huron, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Huron.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Huron:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huron) 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 Huron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.