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 Kirk (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 Kirk. 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 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 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.
Kirk is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Benton (MS), Marshall (MS), Hardeman, Haywood, Shelby & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Kirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kirk:
- Fayette County (The home county of Kirk)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Elba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Canadaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- New Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Piperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Hickory Withe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Gallaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Feathers Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Hickory Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Saulsbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Whiteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Fredonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dancyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Collierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bartlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Parkway Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- The Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Spring Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Gainesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Gailor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gailor is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
- Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
- Idaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Atoka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Munford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Brighton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Mount Carmel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Drummonds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crittenden County (AR)
- Mound City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Benton County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Michigan City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Snow Lake Shores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Canaan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Olive Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingrams Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Southaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Bright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Aldens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Horn Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alphaba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Nesbit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hernando
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Southhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Marshall County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Slayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Byhalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Atway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marianna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kirk, see our County-by-County Page for Kirk.
Cemeteries Near Kirk ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kirk.
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 Kirk - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kirk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yancy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Farwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Kirk in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kirk.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kirk, with the one closest to Kirk listed first.
- Elba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Canadaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Collierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Piperton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Eads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Lenow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lenow is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenow
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Hickory Withe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Germantown
(10 miles [16.1 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 Kirk. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kirk.
Newspapers Published in Kirk ...
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 206 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kirk.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kirk, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kirk.
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 helpful 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 Kirk:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Crittenden County
- Benton County
- DeSoto County
- Marshall 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 Kirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |