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 Minnow Ford (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 Minnow Ford. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Minnow Ford is located in Giles County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Minnow Ford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Minnow Ford:
- Giles County (The home county of Minnow Ford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Stella
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Anthony Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Green Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Aymett Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Dickson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkmont Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Bodenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Pisgah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Fall River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- New Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Lawrenceburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Loretto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ethridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Flatwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Webber City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Park Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Cash Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Dellrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Pearl City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Boonshill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Molino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Hughey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Camargo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Harms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Park City Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Elk Mill Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Delina
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Cochran
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Talley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Screamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Broadview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Culleoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Wayne County
- Corning ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Estep ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Confluence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Corum ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Comer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Rogersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <1>
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Hillsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Courtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Pettusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Ardmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lentzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Caro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Poplar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Elkwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Hazel Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Minnow Ford, see our County-by-County Page for Minnow Ford.
Cemeteries Near Minnow Ford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minnow Ford.
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 Minnow Ford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Minnow Ford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gooch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kedron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shores Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (1151 more) ...
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Bluff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Case Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Minnow Ford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Minnow Ford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Minnow Ford, with the one closest to Minnow Ford listed first.
- Stella
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Lesters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lesters is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Aspen Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aspen Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen Hill
- Minor Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Marbuts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Goodspring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Harwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harwell is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwell
- Veto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Veto is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Sugar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Rozell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Rozell is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rozell
- Pettusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Minnow Ford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Minnow Ford.
Newspapers Published in Minnow Ford ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minnow Ford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Minnow Ford, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Minnow Ford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Minnow Ford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minnow Ford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Minnow Ford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |