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 Mimosa (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 Mimosa. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Mimosa 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 Mimosa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mimosa:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Mimosa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Booneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Elk Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
- Gattistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
- Harms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Corder Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Park City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- Hughey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Howell Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Raus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Whitaker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Shelbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Palmetto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Cascade Hollow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Cortner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Normandy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wartrace
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Buckle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Tullahoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Southgate Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- Royal Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Garner Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Beans Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Huntland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Estill Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Decherd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Estimated population in 2014: 318 people
- Cowan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Sal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Frankewing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Trigg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Wheelerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Pisgah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Dickson Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Ardmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Aymett Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Powell Chapel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Delina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Talley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Belfast
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Orrs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Yell
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Oak Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cornersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cochran
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Maury County
- Scribner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Jackson County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Francisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Estillfork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Ardmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Key's Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- New Market
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Meridianville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Toney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mimosa, see our County-by-County Page for Mimosa.
Cemeteries Near Mimosa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mimosa.
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 Mimosa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mimosa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Isom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Conger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pamplin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pamplin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Conner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Continue List (1645 more) ...
- Keith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Buntley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Mimosa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mimosa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mimosa, with the one closest to Mimosa listed first.
- Mulberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Booneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Howell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howell is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Harms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Lynchburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blakeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blakeville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeville
- Hughey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Hawthorne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mimosa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mimosa.
Newspapers Published in Mimosa ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mimosa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mimosa, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mimosa.
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 Mimosa:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Coffee County
- Franklin County
- Giles County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison 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> | 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- Mimosa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mimosa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |