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 Keyes Point (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 Keyes Point. 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 Keyes Point ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Keyes Point: Keyes Pt.
- While the name of this community is Keyes Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Keyes Point may originally have been Keye's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Keyes Point might be written as Keye Point.
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 doctors and 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.
Keyes Point is located in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County: Mississippi (AR), Crockett, Dyer, Haywood & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Keyes Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Keyes Point:
- Lauderdale County (The home county of Keyes Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Ashport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Daniels Point Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Luckett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Luckett is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett
- Glimp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Arp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Henning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Durhamville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Flippin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Dyer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Ayers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Mengelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Richwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Unionville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Fayette County
- Braden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Toulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Nutbush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Cuba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Rosemark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Millington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Giles Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Giles Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Lucy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lucy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Ramsey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Gilt Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Bride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
- Burlison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Drummonds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Munford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craighead County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Caraway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Monette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Red Onion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crittenden County (AR)
- Gilmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Luxora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Osceola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Burdette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burdette is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Driver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Keiser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Dell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Marie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Blytheville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Armorel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Athelstan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Athelstan is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- Poinsett County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Rivervale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivervale
- Alto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tyronza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunklin County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Hornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hornersville is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Rington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rington is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rington
- Rives
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rives is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Arkmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Cotton Plant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cotton Plant is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
- Arbyrd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbyrd is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbyrd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Caruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Caruth is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruth
- Cardwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Pemiscot County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Cooter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Steele
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gobler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gobler is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobler
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Keyes Point, see our County-by-County Page for Keyes Point.
Cemeteries Near Keyes Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keyes Point.
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 Keyes Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Keyes Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Violet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Citizen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ermen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ermen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Osceola (AR).
- The Ermen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ermen Lane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53819 <3>
- Mississippi County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Driver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Fulton Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Manchester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (268 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Samuels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Keyes Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keyes Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Keyes Point, with the one closest to Keyes Point listed first.
- Golddust
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Golddust is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golddust
- Osceola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <2>
- Sans Souci
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Souci is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Ashport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ashport is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashport
- Carson Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Lake
- Detroit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Fort Pillow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Mack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mack is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Clear Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Nodena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nodena is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodena
- Gilt Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Burlison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bride is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bride
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Keyes Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keyes Point.
Newspapers Published in Keyes Point ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keyes Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keyes Point, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keyes Point.
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 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 Keyes Point:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lauderdale County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dyer County
- Fayette County
- Haywood County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Craighead County
- Crittenden County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett County
- Dunklin County
- Pemiscot 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> | 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 Keyes Point, 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' (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- Keyes Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |