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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Lower Elkton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lower Elkton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lower Elkton, please Contact Us.
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 Lower Elkton (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 Lower Elkton. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Lower Elkton is historic, it would have been located within present day Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Lower Elkton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Elkton:
- Giles County (The home county of Lower Elkton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Dickson Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Ardmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Stella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Aymett Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Green Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Lawrenceburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Ethridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Loretto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Cash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Molino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Camargo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Boonshill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Harms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Hughey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Delina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Talley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orrs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Belfast
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Bethel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Confluence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Rogersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Arkdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Comer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Pettusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Hay's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Lester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Athens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Elkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Meridianville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Normal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Decatur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Moulton Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lower Elkton, see our County-by-County Page for Lower Elkton.
Cemeteries Near Lower Elkton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Elkton.
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 Lower Elkton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lower Elkton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Daly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Croney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Whitfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bridgforth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elkton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (1282 more) ...
- Polar Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
While we didn't find Lower Elkton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Elkton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lower Elkton, with the one closest to Lower Elkton listed first.
- Elkton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Elkmont Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Veto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Veto is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Pettusville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Conway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Bryson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Lesters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Cash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Aspen Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Elkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Sand Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Spring is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
- Caro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lower Elkton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lower Elkton.
Newspapers Published in Lower Elkton ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Elkton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Elkton, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Elkton.
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 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 Lower Elkton:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Lower Elkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Lower Elkton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |