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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 Lucy (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 Lucy. 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 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.

Lucy 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 Lucy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lucy:

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Lucy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Millington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodstock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
    • Giles Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Giles Town is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Town
    • Ramsey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bartlett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosemark
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Binghampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hunt Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Gallaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Withe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
    • Braden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Canadaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Elba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Piperton
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Macon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • New Bethel
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Rossville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Feathers Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
  • Hancock County
  • Haywood County
  • Lauderdale County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Wilkinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Drummonds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Atoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Munford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Corona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Idaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilt Edge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Clopton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Clopton is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
    • Burlison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gainesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Mound City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • James Mill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jericho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Clarkedale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Memphis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hulbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Turrell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Turrell is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turrell <1>
    • Amanca
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gilmore is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • Crawfordsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mississippi County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Frenchmans Bayou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilson
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Joiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bardstown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Birdsong
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Driver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Driver is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
    • Denwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Marie is located in Mississippi County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Whitton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dyess
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (27 miles [43.5 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
  • Poinsett County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Tyronza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alto
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Poinsett County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • DeSoto County (MS)
  • Marshall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.
    • Barton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cayce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lucy, see our County-by-County Page for Lucy.

Cemeteries Near Lucy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucy.

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 Lucy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lucy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.

  • Ward Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Goldsby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Remberts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Belmount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Northridge Woodhaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Little John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Independence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Barton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (392 more) ...
    • West Canaan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Embury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Matthew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lucy had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lucy, with the one closest to Lucy listed first.

  • Woodstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Millington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearley ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pearley is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearley
  • Cuba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Raleigh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Raleigh is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Kerrville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kerrville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
  • Ramsey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frayser
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frayser is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frayser
  • Bartlett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Quito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Quito is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quito
  • Brunswick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rosemark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Tipton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tipton is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
    • Berclair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Berclair is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
    • Barretville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barretville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretville

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lucy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lucy.

Newspapers Published in Lucy ...

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 219 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucy, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lucy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lucy:

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 '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- Lucy) 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 Lucy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.