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 Marbuts (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 Marbuts. 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.
Marbuts is located in 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 Marbuts. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marbuts:
- Giles County (The home county of Marbuts)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Minor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Anthony Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Bodenham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Wales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Aymett Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Dickson Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Weakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Fall River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Liberty Grove
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Leoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Busby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Lawrenceburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Westpoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Cash Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Boonshill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Molino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Hughey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Camargo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Harms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Cornersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- New Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Screamer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Wayne County
- Corning ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Ford City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Nitrate City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Leighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Estep ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Cedar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Corum ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Comer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Rogersville
(15 miles [24.1 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 <1>
- Arkdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Hillsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Town Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Lester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Hay's Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Poplar Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ardmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Caro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Elkwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harvest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Morgan County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Trinity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marbuts, see our County-by-County Page for Marbuts.
Cemeteries Near Marbuts ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marbuts.
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 Marbuts - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marbuts covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Booth Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oxford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Noblit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCravy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dobbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (984 more) ...
- Elledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gaston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marbuts had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marbuts, with the one closest to Marbuts listed first.
- Minor Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Appleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Good Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Mount Rozell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Fall River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Goodspring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Lesters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Gipsy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gipsy is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Veto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Veto is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Aspen Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Harwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marbuts. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marbuts.
Newspapers Published in Marbuts ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marbuts.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marbuts, 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 Marbuts.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Marbuts:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan 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> | 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 Marbuts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Marbuts) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |