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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 McKinnon (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 McKinnon. 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 and doctors 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.

McKinnon is located in Houston 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 Houston County: Benton, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery & Stewart.

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

  • Houston County     (The home county of McKinnon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Houston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Magnolia
      • From McKinnon to Magnolia
    • Tennessee Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Brownsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Houston County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
    • Erin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Omega ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Houston County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Faxon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Sandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brevards Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
      • Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wildlife Cove Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildlife Cove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildlife Cove Village
      • Wildlife Cove Village is located in Benton County
    • Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
      • Crossroads is located in Benton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
    • Coxburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coxburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
      • Coxburg is located in Benton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coxburg
      • From McKinnon to Coxburg
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Bruceton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceton
      • Bruceton is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruceton <2>
    • Hollow Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Slayden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vanleer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tennessee City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
      • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Woods Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Dunn Chapel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Oak Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
      • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
    • Springville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vista ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
      • Mount Vista is located in Henry County
    • Manleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
    • Oakland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • India
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for India have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
      • India is located in Henry County
    • Conyersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mandels ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
      • Mandels is located in Henry County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
    • Puryear
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Whitlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Humphreys County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Halls Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
      • Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
    • Pigeon Roost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
      • Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
    • Waverly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • New Johnsonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
      • New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <2>
    • Plant
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McEwen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hustburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hurricane Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bethpage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethpage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
      • Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
    • Bakerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buffalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buffalo
      • From McKinnon to Buffalo
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
      • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
    • Dotsonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
      • Louise is located in Montgomery County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Louise
      • From McKinnon to Louise
  • Stewart County
  • Calloway County (KY)
  • Christian County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKinnon, with the one closest to McKinnon listed first.
    • LaFayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
      • LaFayette is located in Christian County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFayette <2>
    • Bennettstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near McKinnon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McKinnon.

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 McKinnon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sykes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sykes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cane Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cane Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cane Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Day Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bush Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spurgeon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spurgeon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spurgeon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cathey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mathis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Askew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hill Orchard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Orchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Orchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (1028 more) ...
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grafried Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grafried Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grafried Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, McKinnon had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Houston County
  • Stewart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Stewart is located in Houston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewart <2>
  • Magnolia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Magnolia
    • From McKinnon to Magnolia
  • Stribling ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stribling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
    • Stribling is located in Stewart County
  • Faxon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tennessee Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pace ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
    • Pace is located in Henry County
  • Clydeton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clydeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydeton
    • Clydeton is located in Humphreys County
  • Big Sandy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Erin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Woolworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
    • Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
  • Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Springville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Fort Henry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
      • Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
    • Elkhorn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Henry County

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

Newspapers Published in McKinnon ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKinnon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKinnon, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKinnon.

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 helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to McKinnon:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 McKinnon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McKinnon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKinnon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3160, Longitude: -87.9069       In this case, the coordinates for McKinnon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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