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 James Ferry (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 James Ferry. 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.
Name Variations for James Ferry ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is James Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So James Ferry may originally have been Jame's Ferry.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case James Ferry might be written as Jame Ferry.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named James Ferry. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for James Ferry.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
James Ferry is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Lauderdale (AL), Tishomingo (MS), Chester, Decatur, Henderson, McNairy & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near James Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to James Ferry:
- Hardin County (The home county of James Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Johnson Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Swift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Saltillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Centerview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Belle Meade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Savannah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crump
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lowryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sweet Lips
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Jacks Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mifflin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Henderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Dunbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Scotts Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decaturville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Parsons
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Jeannette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Reagan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darden
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Rhodes Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Huron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Hickman County
- Pleasantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Stantonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Tulu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulu is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulu
- Estimated population in 2014: 18,899 people
- Michie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Selmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Lutts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slickrock Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Collinwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to James Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for James Ferry.
Cemeteries Near James Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of James Ferry.
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 James Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for James Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Connelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McCall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Havanna Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lott Landing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Shady Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Altom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hulen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Altum Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McBride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (827 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Russell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find James Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of James Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from James Ferry, with the one closest to James Ferry listed first.
- Swift
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Bath Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Dunbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Thurman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Saltillo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Cerro Gordo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Olivehill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olivehill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivehill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Economy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Economy is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- New Era ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Era is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around James Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around James Ferry.
Newspapers Published in James Ferry ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around James Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of James Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for James Ferry.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 James Ferry:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Henderson County
- Hickman County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Lauderdale County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 James Ferry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- James Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |