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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 McElroy Ferry (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 McElroy Ferry. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

McElroy Ferry is located in Van Buren County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Bledsoe, Cumberland, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Warren & White.

Below are the counties that are near McElroy Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McElroy Ferry:

  • Van Buren County     (The home county of McElroy Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Bone Cave
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
      • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Cummingsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
      • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
    • Laurelburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
      • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
    • Spencer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
    • Sweetgum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
    • Chalybeate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalybeate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
      • Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
  • Bledsoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Winesap
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
    • Brockdell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
      • Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
    • Pikeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ninemile
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
      • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
    • Pailo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pailo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
      • Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
    • Summer City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
      • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
    • Brayton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
      • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cannon County
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bluewing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
      • Bluewing is located in Cannon County
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Gassaway
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
      • Gassaway is located in Cannon County
    • Woodbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Coffee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Naola ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
      • Naola is located in Coffee County
    • Winton Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
      • Winton Town is located in Coffee County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Newton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
      • Newton has also been known as:
      • Peay
    • Todd Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Erasmus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Lantana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
      • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
      • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
    • Howard Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howard Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
      • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Burke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Cumberland County
    • Creston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Cumberland County
    • Dykes Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykes Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
      • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Young Bend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
    • Johnsons Chapel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
      • Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
    • Philippi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
      • Philippi is located in DeKalb County
    • Smithville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Dowelltown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
    • Temperance Hall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
      • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Beersheba Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beersheba Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
      • Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Altamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <3>
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruetli - Laager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli - Laager
      • Gruetli - Laager is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruetli - Laager <3>
    • Gruetli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruetli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
      • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
    • Palmer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
      • Palmer is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <3>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Boiling Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
      • Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Burton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Burton is located in Putnam County
    • Burgess
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Burgess is located in Putnam County
    • Ditty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
    • Burnett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Huntland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Southtown Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Boma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
      • Boma is located in Putnam County
    • Baxter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
    • Cookeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Park Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
    • Shennon Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shennon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
  • Sequatchie County
    • Dunlap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
      • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <3>
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Campaign
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
      • Campaign is located in Warren County
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
      • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Fall City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
      • Rowland Station is located in Warren County
    • Rowland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Shellsford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shellsford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
      • Shellsford is located in Warren County
    • Dibrell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
    • Gath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County
    • McMinnville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Warren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
    • Lucky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
  • White County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Quebeck
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Doyle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in White County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
    • Pollard ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Pollard is located in White County
    • Darkey Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
      • Darkey Springs is located in White County
    • Methodist ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Methodist have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
      • Methodist is located in White County
    • Sparta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Drop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
      • Drop is located in White County
    • Peeled Chestnut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peeled Chestnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
      • Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
    • Fanchers Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
      • Fanchers Mills is located in White County
    • Cherry Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
      • Cherry Creek is located in White County
    • Macedonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in White County
    • Clarktown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
      • Clarktown is located in White County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McElroy Ferry, with the one closest to McElroy Ferry listed first.
    • Cottage Home
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
      • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
    • Round Top
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
      • Round Top is located in Wilson County

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

Cemeteries Near McElroy Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McElroy Ferry.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • McElroy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElroy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jericho Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jericho Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dodson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chisam Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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    • Old Jericho Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jericho Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Jericho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Campaign Community Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Champaign 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.<5>

While we didn't find McElroy Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McElroy Ferry.

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

  • Quebeck
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bone Cave
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
    • Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
  • Sparkman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
    • Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
  • Walling
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling
    • Walling is located in White County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walling <3>
  • Caneridge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caneridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
    • Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
  • Rock Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Rock Island is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <3>
  • Goodbars
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodbars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
    • Goodbars is located in Warren County
  • Meade ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Van Buren County
  • Hillis ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
    • Hillis is located in Warren County
  • Laurelburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurelburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
    • Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
  • Cummingsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cummingsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
    • Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in White County
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    • Yateston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yateston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
      • Yateston is located in White County
    • Spencer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
    • Rowland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County

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

Newspapers Published in McElroy Ferry ...

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 McElroy Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McElroy Ferry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McElroy Ferry.

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 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 McElroy Ferry:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McElroy Ferry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 McElroy Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McElroy Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McElroy Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7970, Longitude: -85.5564       In this case, the coordinates for McElroy Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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