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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 Marys Grove (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 Marys Grove. 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 Marys Grove ...
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 Marys Grove: Marys Grv.
- While the name of this community is Marys Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Marys Grove may originally have been Mary's Grove.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Marys Grove might be written as Mary Grove.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Marys Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Marys Grove.
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 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.
Marys Grove 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 Marys Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marys Grove:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Marys Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Camargo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Coldwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Harms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Pearl City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Howell Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Elk Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Cash Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Whitaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Raus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Lexie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Huntland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Beans Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Wheelerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Aymett Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trigg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Powell Chapel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Delina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Yell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Cornersville
(23 miles [37 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
- Belfast
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Cochran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Oak Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Globe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Francisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Estillfork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollytree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Baileytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Trenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Center Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Hay's Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Country Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Elkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Hazel Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Madison Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meridianville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- New Market
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Moore's Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Monrovia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Normal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marys Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Marys Grove.
Cemeteries Near Marys Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marys Grove.
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 Marys Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marys Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Marys Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Moyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkland Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bearden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Prosperity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McFerrin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1419 more) ...
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sandlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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 Marys Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marys Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marys Grove, with the one closest to Marys Grove listed first.
- Camargo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Molino
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Coldwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Harms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Blanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Fisk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisk is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Cash Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hughey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Key's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Millville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Madison Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marys Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marys Grove.
Newspapers Published in Marys Grove ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marys Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marys Grove, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marys Grove.
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 Marys Grove:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Moore County
- Colbert 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 Marys Grove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marys Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |