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 Iron City (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 Iron City. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Iron City is primarily located in Lawrence County. A portion of Iron City extends into Wayne 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 Iron City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iron City:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Iron City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Rascal Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Leoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lawrenceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fall River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Flatwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- New Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Park Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Minor Hill
(24 miles [38.6 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Weakley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Bodenham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Green Field
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Hardin County
- Lowryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Lewis County
- Voorhies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Collinwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Cypress Inn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Lutts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Ashland Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Wilson Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Ford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- South Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Nitrate City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Muscle Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sheffield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leighton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Pruitton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Zip City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Arnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Arkdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Saint Florian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Killen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Town Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- North Courtland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Lester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lentzville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Iron City, see our County-by-County Page for Iron City.
Cemeteries Near Iron City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iron City.
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 Iron City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iron City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cauhorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wayland Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Emaline Stutts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (778 more) ...
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Railroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Iron City had a population of 381 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2009, Iron City had a population of 380 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Wayland Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Pruitton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Light ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Saint Joseph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Webster ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Westpoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Pinkney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pinkney is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Busby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iron City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron City.
Newspapers Published in Iron City ...
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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iron City, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Iron City.
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 Iron City:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Hardin County
- Lewis 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> | 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 Iron City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iron City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |