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 Idaho (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 Idaho. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Idaho 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 Idaho. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idaho:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Idaho)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Busby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Lawrenceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westpoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Flatwoods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Anthony Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Bodenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Green Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Weakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Gordon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Wales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Aymett Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Campbellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Lewis County
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Dellrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cash Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Screamer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Scotts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Frierson Town
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Ford City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Nitrate City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Leighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Corum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Arkdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Green Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Confluence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- North Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Poplar Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Hay's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ardmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Athens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Caro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idaho, see our County-by-County Page for Idaho.
Cemeteries Near Idaho ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idaho.
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 Idaho - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idaho covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sexton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Leoma.
- The Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point Cemetery
- Centerpoint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188178 <3>
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Leoma.
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Point UMC Cemetery
- Centerpoint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2130387 <3>
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Five Points Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gibbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (902 more) ...
- Home Sweet Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fall River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Idaho in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idaho.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idaho, with the one closest to Idaho listed first.
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Appleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Pleasant Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Busby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Marbuts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Good Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Goodspring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idaho. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idaho.
Newspapers Published in Idaho ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idaho.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idaho, 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 Idaho.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Idaho:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert 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> | 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- Idaho) 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 Idaho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |