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 Lawrence (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 Lawrence. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Lawrence is located in Madison 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 Madison County: Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Gibson, Hardeman, Haywood & Henderson.
Below are the counties that are near Lawrence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lawrence:
- Madison County (The home county of Lawrence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Malesus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Claybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Three Way
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Windy City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Pinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Parkburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Medon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Lavinia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Atwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Trezevant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- McLemoresville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Anark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Wingo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Deanburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Henderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Jacks Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Silerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sweet Lips
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Masseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Enville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Milledgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Gadsden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Fruitvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Bells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alamo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsons Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Crockett Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Maury City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Maury Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
- Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
- Elizabeth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
- Fayette County
- Fayette Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Goat City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Graball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
- Union Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Union Central is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people
- Concord
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Whitway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Trenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brazil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Hardeman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Teague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Toone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Vildo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Shandy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Bolivar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hornsby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Whiteville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Wellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Allens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Willow Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Owl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Hillville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Brownsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eurekaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Ko Ko
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- White Fern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- McHaney ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McHaney is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaney
- Middle Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Union Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Rhodes Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Parkers Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Finger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Leapwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lawrence, see our County-by-County Page for Lawrence.
Cemeteries Near Lawrence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawrence.
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 Lawrence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lawrence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgecrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riveside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Browns Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Jackson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171357 <2>
- Union Hill Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bemis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Lawrence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lawrence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lawrence, with the one closest to Lawrence listed first.
- Jackson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Carroll
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carroll is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Malesus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Beech Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Claybrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- White Fern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White Fern is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fern
- Spring Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Neely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Neely is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely
- Pinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luray is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Medon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Crucifer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crucifer is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crucifer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lawrence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lawrence.
Newspapers Published in Lawrence ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawrence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawrence, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawrence.
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 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 Lawrence:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Madison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Fayette County
- Gibson County
- Hardeman County
- Haywood County
- Henderson County
- McNairy 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> | 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- Lawrence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lawrence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |