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 Lockes Mill (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 Lockes Mill. 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 Lockes Mill ...
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 Lockes Mill: Lockes Ml. (or less commonly used: Lockes Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Lockes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lockes Mill may originally have been Locke's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lockes Mill might be written as Locke Mill.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Limestone (AL), Madison (AL), Bedford, Franklin, Giles, Marshall & Moore.
Below are the counties that are near Lockes Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockes Mill:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Lockes Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Gattistown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Booneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Clarks Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Howell Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Raus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Willow Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Shelbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cascade Hollow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Normandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Haley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Wartrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Bell Buckle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Southgate Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Tullahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Royal Oaks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Busy Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Manchester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthledge Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Beechgrove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Forest Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Garner Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Beans Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estill Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Decherd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sal City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Frankewing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trigg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Wheelerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Pisgah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Aymett Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Talley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Delina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Belfast
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Oak Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Yell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cochran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Cornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Francisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Princeton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Hytop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Hollytree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Hillsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Key's Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Market
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Meridianville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Harvest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockes Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Lockes Mill.
Cemeteries Near Lockes Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockes Mill.
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 Lockes Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockes Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Mulberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Noles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Renegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1591 more) ...
- Stephens - Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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 Lockes Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lockes Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockes Mill, with the one closest to Lockes Mill listed first.
- Mulberry
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Booneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Countyline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Brighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Lexie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Howell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Hawthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockes Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockes Mill.
Newspapers Published in Lockes Mill ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockes Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockes Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockes Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lockes Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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 Lockes Mill, 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 from Point A (ie- Lockes Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |