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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 Indian Mound (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 Indian Mound. 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 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.

Indian Mound is located in Stewart 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 Stewart County: Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Trigg (KY), Benton, Henry, Houston & Montgomery.

Below are the counties that are near Indian Mound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Indian Mound:

  • Stewart County     (The home county of Indian Mound)
  • Benton County
  • Cheatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Henrietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
      • Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
    • Neptune
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Dickson County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
    • Springville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Brownsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
    • Erin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • McKinnon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McKinnon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
      • McKinnon is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McKinnon
      • From Indian Mound to McKinnon
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Magnolia
      • From Indian Mound to Magnolia
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Halls Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Trinity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • McEwen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pigeon Roost
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Waverly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dotsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Oakridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Louise Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
      • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
    • Stryker Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stryker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
      • Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Clarksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Louise
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Louise
      • From Indian Mound to Louise
    • Liverworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wingate West
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
      • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
    • McAllisters Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Bethlehem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Calloway County (KY)
  • Christian County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • LaFayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <3>
    • Bennettstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Garrettsburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Howel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
      • Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Howel
      • From Indian Mound to Howel
    • Herndon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Oak Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newstead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newstead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
      • Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newstead
      • From Indian Mound to Newstead
    • Church Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Gracey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pembroke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopkinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Todd County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Trenton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Todd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
    • Guthrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Todd County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <3>
  • Trigg County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Indian Mound, with the one closest to Indian Mound listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caledonia
      • From Indian Mound to Caledonia
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Canton
      • From Indian Mound to Canton
    • Cadiz
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Trigg Furnace
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Indian Mound ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Indian Mound.

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 Indian Mound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Austin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Austin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Givins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Givins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Givins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lineberry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lineberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lineberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunbar Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blair Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Joiner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keatts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keatts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keatts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Heflin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heflin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Glasgow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glasgow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glasgow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Brigham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brigham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brigham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carlisle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Indian Mound had a population of 88 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Legate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
    • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Legate
    • From Indian Mound to Legate
  • Needmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
    • Needmore is located in Montgomery County
  • Bellamy ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellamy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
    • Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Big Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
    • Big Rock is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rock <3>
  • Cumberland City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
    • Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Woodlawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bumpus Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dotsonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Erin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
      • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County

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

Newspapers Published in Indian Mound ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Mound.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Indian Mound, 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 Indian Mound.

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 websites either 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 Indian Mound:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Mound. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Indian Mound, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Indian Mound) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Mound. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5015, Longitude: -87.6930    









 

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