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 Little John (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 Little John. 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 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.
Little John is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.
Below are the counties that are near Little John. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little John:
- Shelby County (The home county of Little John)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cuba is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Ramsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Lucy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucy is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Giles Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Giles Town is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
- Hunt Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunt Village is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Binghampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Binghampton is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
- Memphis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosemark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosemark is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Village is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Gallaway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Withe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Braden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Canadaville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Elba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Piperton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- New Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
- Macon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Fulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fort Pillow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Pillow is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pillow
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Wilkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Drummonds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Munford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Idaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Idaville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaville
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gilt Edge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gilt Edge is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilt Edge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Burlison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Detroit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Gainesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Crittenden County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Clarkedale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarkedale is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- James Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- Jericho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- West Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Turrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Amanca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Crawfordsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heafer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Heafer is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafer
- Cross County (AR)
- Twist
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Twist is located in Cross County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twist
- Mississippi County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Frenchmans Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchmans Bayou is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Bayou
- Joiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joiner is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Bassett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bassett is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Bardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bardstown is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
- Birdsong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsong is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Denwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denwood is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denwood
- Driver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Whitton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whitton is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
- Marie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Dyess
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dyess is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyess <1>
- Keiser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keiser is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- 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 <1>
- Poinsett County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Tyronza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Alto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alto is located in Poinsett County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Lepanto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marked Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeSoto County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Southhaven
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Horn Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Southaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aldens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Olive Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
- Glover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Norfolk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Nesbit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Memphis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lake Cormorant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall County (MS)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little John, see our County-by-County Page for Little John.
Cemeteries Near Little John ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little John.
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 Little John - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little John covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Little John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Embury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ward Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Millington.
- The Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Woodhaven Memorial Garden Cemetery
- Woodhaven Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15586 <3>
- Belmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Independence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Remberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benjestown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goldsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Little John in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little John.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little John, with the one closest to Little John listed first.
- Ramsey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ramsey is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cuba is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Lucy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucy is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Millington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frayser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frayser is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frayser
- Quito
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Quito is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Pearley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pearley was located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearley
- Kerrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kerrville is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
- Bartlett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pecan Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pecan Point is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Point
- Mound City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Hopefield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopefield was located in Crittenden County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little John. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little John.
Newspapers Published in Little John ...
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 218 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little John.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little John, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little John.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Little John:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Lauderdale County
- Tipton County
- Crittenden County
- Cross County
- Mississippi County
- Poinsett 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Little John) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Little John, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |